Brian Carney (rugby)

Brian Carney (born 23 July 1976) is an Irish professional rugby league commentator and former dual-code rugby international player. He most recently played rugby league for Warrington Wolves, but he also played for Gateshead Thunder, Hull F.C. and Wigan Warriors in the Super League, as well as Newcastle Knights in the NRL. Carney crossed codes to play rugby union for Munster between 2007 and 2009. He earned caps for international representation, for Ireland in both rugby league and rugby union, and also Great Britain and Ireland in rugby league. He also played Gaelic football as a junior.

Brian Carney
Personal information
Born (1976-07-23) 23 July 1976
Cork, Ireland
Playing information
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight14 st 5 lb (91 kg)
Rugby league
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1997–1999 Dublin Blues  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?
1999 Gateshead Thunder 6 2 0 0 8
2000 Hull F.C. 19 8 0 0 32
2001–05 Wigan Warriors 111 48 1 0 194
2006 Newcastle Knights 26 16 0 0 64
2009 Warrington Wolves 4 2 0 0 8
Total
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2000 Ireland 4 2 0 0 8
2003–06 Great Britain 14 8 0 0 32
Lancashire
Rugby union
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2007–09 Munster 20 5 1 0 27
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2007–09 Ireland 4 1 0 0 5
2009 Ireland 7s 5 3 0 0 15
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Carney is one of the presenters for Sky's coverage of Gaelic games which started in June 2014.

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