Tadhg Furlong (born 14 November 1992) is an Irish rugby union player for Leinster in the Pro14 and European Rugby Champions Cup. His preferred position is tighthead prop. Internationally, Furlong has represented Ireland and, in 2017 and 2021, the British & Irish Lions. Furlong is an elite scrummager who also possesses good ball handling and running skills, and is considered one of the best front row forwards in world rugby. Early life Furlong comes from a farming family in the parish of Horeswood in County Wexford. He started his rugby playing underage at New Ross RFC in County Wexford. Furlong also played Gaelic football and Hurling for Horeswood for which he was coached by Jimmy Furlong. Professional Furlong made his senior debut for Leinster Rugby in November 2013 as a replacement against the Dragons. He was part of the Leinster A team which won the 2013–14 British and Irish Cup. Ahead of the 2014–15 season, Furlong was promoted from the Leinster Academy to the senior squad. In 2021 Furlong was selected to World Rugby's Dream Team of the Year. International Ireland Furlong made his Ireland senior debut on 29 August 2015 against Wales in a warm-up game for the 2015 Rugby World Cup. He was named in the Ireland squad for the World Cup on 1 September 2015. In November 2016, Furlong started for Ireland in the Autumn Internationals, including the historical victory over New Zealand on 15 November 2016. He also played for Ireland in the 2017 Six Nations Championship. Lions Furlong was selected in Warren Gatland's squad for the 2017 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand. He started all three test matches in the drawn series. On 6 May 2021, Furlong was named in the squad for the 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa. Honours Individual World Rugby Dream Team of the Year Winner (2): 2021, 2022 Ireland Six Nations Championship: Winner (1): 2018 Grand Slam: Winner (1): 2018 Triple Crown: Winner (2): 2018, 2022 Leinster Pro14: Winner (4): 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21 European Rugby Champions Cup: Winner (1): 2018 References External links Leinster Profile Pro14 Profile Ireland Profile British & Irish Lions Profile 1992 births Living people Gaelic footballers who switched code Sportspeople from County Wexford Rugby union props Irish rugby union players Leinster Rugby players Ireland international rugby union players British & Irish Lions rugby union players from Ireland Alumni of