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Player Favourites - Conor McPhillips |
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Written by Staff Reporter
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Wednesday, 16 April 2008 |
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Name: Conor McPhillips
Date of Birth: 9/02/81
Place of Birth: Dublin
Nickname: Flaps
Position: Wing
Height: 5"8' / 1.73 m
Weight: 85 kg/ 185 lbs
School: Templeogue
Previous Clubs: St. Marys'
Honours won: Leinster U21's (1999-2002); Ireland U21's (RWC 2002 in South Africa); Ireland 7's (RWC 2001 in Argentina); Ireland Senior Tour (Japan 2005); Ireland 'A' Churchill Cup 2006 2caps v England; v France
When joined Connacht: 2003
Favourites
Food: Meat
Drink: Coke
Holiday: Dubai / west coast US
TV Programme: Prison Break / Lost
Music: Any
Band/Singer: Chillies
Song: AC/DC, Thunderstruck
Film: Lord of the Rings
Book: Da Vinci Code
Airport: LAX
Best Away Stadium: Beziers
Worst Away Stadium: Glasgow
Non-rugby playing team: Manchester United
Boots: Adidas
Sport apart from rugby: Ultimate Fighting
Least favourite sport and why: Cricket, it is boring
Best thing about training: always outside
Worst thing about training: fitness
If I wasn't involved in rugby I'd be… I have no idea, I always see myself doing something in rugby
Greatest ambition: to play for Ireland
Last CD bought: can't remember
Last book read: Da Vinci Code
Pets: none
Sporting hero and why: none really
Best player in the world at the moment: George Smith / Richie McCaw
Best thing about being a sportsman: being paid for something you'd do for fun anyway
And the worst: bad weather, neglecting old friends
Funniest moment in rugby: watching Michael Swift doing a 0-10m sprint
Best moment in rugby: beating England in the Churchill Cup
Biggest fear: sharks, spiders, small spaces
Who did you make your Connacht debut against: Edinburgh
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