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Ireland U20 player Tom Wood, who is joining the Munster Rugby Academy next season, with his father Keith
MUNSTER Rugby have confirmed five new additions to the Academy squad ahead of the 2025/26 season.
The new Academy recruits are Emmet Calvey, Oisín Minogue, Tom Wood, Eoghan Smyth and Conor Kennelly
As previously confirmed, Fionn Gibbons, Shay McCarthy, Evan O’Connell, Ruadhán Quinn and Kieran Ryan have been promoted to the senior squad for the 2025/26 season.
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Ben O’Connor will spend one more year in the Academy before moving up to the senior squad ahead of the 2026/27 season.
After completing his third year in the Academy this season, prop Darragh McSweeney extends his time in the Academy after injury hampered his development.
Among the new additions to the Academy, prop Emmet Calvey is an Ireland U20 international who played schools rugby with Ardscoil Rís.
The 20-year-old made his 6 Nations debut for the Ireland U20s against Wales as an under-19 in February 2024 and also lined out in the 2024 World Championship in South Africa.
From Newmarket-on-Fergus, he lined out for a Munster Development team in 2023 and Munster A in this season’s Interprovincial Championship but missed this year’s Ireland U20 campaign due to injury.
Nineteen-year-old flanker Oisín Minogue is an Ireland U20 international who came up through the ranks at Ballina-Killaloe RFC and St Munchin’s College.
The Shannon RFC clubman won a Munster Schools Junior Cup winner with St Munchin’s in 2020 as they shared the title with CBC.
Minogue played for the Ireland U20s against England and Scotland in the 2025 6 Nations Championship. He is the son of former Ireland international Rosie Foley and nephew of the late Anthony Foley.
Nineteen-year-old out-half Tom Wood plays his club rugby with Garryowen FC. He came through the ranks at Ballina-Killaloe RFC and St Munchin’s College.
Despite still being eligible for the Ireland U19s this season, he made three appearances for the Ireland U20s in the 6 Nations and started against France and Italy.
Wood lined out for Munster A in the Interprovincial Championship earlier this year. His brother, Gordon, is also an Academy member and his father is former Ireland international Keith Wood.
Nineteen-year-old centre Eoghan Smyth came up through the ranks at Midleton RFC and Midleton College.
He played in all five Ireland U20s games in the 2025 6 Nations Championship.
In his first year out of school last season, Smyth was playing in Division 1A of the All Ireland League with Cork Constitution.
Nineteen-year-old lock Conor Kennelly is an Ireland U20s international and former Christian Brothers College student.
He lined out with fellow Academy member Michael Foy in back-to-back Pinergy Munster Schools Boys Senior Cup finals with CBC in 2023 and 2024.
He featured for the Ireland U20s against Wales, France and Italy in the 2025 6 Nations Championship.
2025/26 Munster Rugby Academy Squad
Year 3: George Hadden, Dylan Hicks, Darragh McSweeney, Ben O’Connor, Max Clein, Ronan Foxe.
Year 2: Jake O’Riordan, Gene O’Leary Kareem, Michael Foy, Danny Sheahan, Seán Edogbo, Luke Murphy, Gordon Wood.
Year 1: Emmet Calvey, Conor Kennelly, Oisin Minogue, Eoghan Smyth, Tom Wood.
As with previous seasons, there may be more additions to the Academy squad throughout the campaign.
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