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Corey Domachowski (born 11 September 1996) is a Welsh professional rugby union player who plays as a prop for United Rugby Championship club Cardiff and the Wales national team.
| Date of birth | 11 September 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Church Village, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 124 kg (273 lb; 19 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Tonyrefail School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Mal Buck | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
editDomachowski made his debut for Cardiff in 2017 having previously played for the academy team. The Church Village-born loosehead prop represented Wales at under-20 level, and featured for Cardiff Rugby as a replacement in Challenge Cup quarter final defeat to Gloucester in 2017.[1]
International career
editOn 1 May 2023, Warren Gatland selected him in Wales' 54 player training squad for the Rugby World Cup 2023.[2]
Domachowski made his debut on 5 August 2023, starting for Wales in the first test of their 2023 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches, in a win against England[3]
Personal life
editDomachowski's great-grandfather, Stefan, escaped from the Auschwitz concentration camp and eventually moved to Wales, settling in Pencoed and working as a miner.[4]
References
edit- ^ www.uprisevsi.co.uk, upriseVSI. "Corey Domachowski". upriseVSI.
- ^ "Wales training squad for Rugby World Cup 2023 - Welsh Rugby Union". Welsh Rugby Union | Wales & Regions. 1 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ^ "World Cup audition time for Wales new boys". BBC Sport. 5 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ^ Thomas, Simon (10 November 2020). "The Welsh rugby player whose relative escaped the horrors of Auschwitz". Wales Online.
External links
edit- Corey Domachowski at European Professional Club Rugby
- Corey Domachowski at Welsh Rugby Union
- Corey Domachowski at ESPNscrum
- Corey Domachowski at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Corey Domachowski at Welsh Rugby Union
- Cardiff Blues profile
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