Christopher Robert Eric Farrell (born 16 March 1993) is an Irish rugby union player for United Rugby Championship and Champions Cup side Munster and, internationally, for Ireland. He plays as a centre and represents Young Munster in the All-Ireland League. Early life Farrell grew up in Fivemiletown, a village in south Tyrone, Northern Ireland. His initial sporting passion was soccer and he played centre-half for a local team, before he started playing rugby at the age of 11 for Clogher Valley RFC in County Tyrone. Professional clubs Ulster In December 2011, Farrell, then aged 18, made his Ulster debut against Leinster. Grenoble At the beginning of the 2014–15 Top 14 season, Farrell joined French Top 14 side FC Grenoble, where Bernard Jackman, formerly of Connacht, Leinster and Ireland, was coach. Farrell made his debut against La Rochelle off the bench and made his first start against Oyonnax. Munster On 24 January 2017, it was announced that Farrell would be joining Irish province Munster on a two-year contract, beginning at the conclusion of the 2016–17 season. Farrell made his competitive debut for Munster on 1 September 2017, starting the provinces opening 2017–18 Pro14 fixture against Benetton in Irish Independent Park, Cork. Farrell scored his first try for Munster in their fixture against South African side Cheetahs on 9 September 2017, helping the province to a 51–18 win in Thomond Park. He was ruled out for 6–8 weeks following a knee injury sustained whilst playing for Ireland. He returned from the injury on 6 January 2018, starting in Munster's 39–13 win against Connacht. A knee injury Farrell suffered while with the Ireland squad during the 2018 Six Nations required surgery, and subsequently ruled him out of the remainder of the 2017–18 season. He signed a three-year contract extension with Munster in October 2018. Farrell returned from the aforementioned knee injury on 25 November 2018, featuring off the bench in Munster's 2018–19 Pro14 round 9 fixture against Italian side Zebre. He scored two tries and earned the Man-of-the-Match in Munster's 44–14 win against Edinburgh on 30 November 2018. Farrell won his 50th cap for Munster in their 35–14 away win against English club Wasps in round 1 of the 2021–22 Champions Cup on 12 December 2021, and signed a two-year contract extension with the province in January 2022, a deal that will see him remain with Munster until at least June 2024. Ireland