▁come ▁through ▁the ▁team ' s ▁a cademy . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Par ata ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Sydney , ▁Australia ▁to ▁a ▁father ▁from ▁New ▁Zealand ▁and ▁a ▁mother ▁from ▁Ireland . ▁His ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁his ▁mother ' s ▁native ▁County ▁C ork ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁nine ▁years ▁old . ▁Par ata ▁played ▁rugby ▁league ▁from ▁a ▁young ▁age ▁in ▁Australia , ▁but ▁after ▁his ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁Ireland ▁he ▁found ▁he ▁dis lik ed ▁the ▁non - contact ▁rugby ▁union ▁played ▁at ▁under - age ▁with ▁Dol ph in . ▁He ▁instead ▁played ▁G ael ic ▁football ▁with ▁Pass age ▁West ▁and ▁s occer ▁instead , ▁before ▁returning ▁to ▁rugby ▁at ▁a ▁later ▁age . ▁After ▁returning ▁to ▁rugby ▁Par ata ▁played ▁with ▁another ▁C ork ▁city - based ▁club , ▁this ▁time ▁Sund ays ▁Well . ▁ ▁Par ata ▁attended ▁St ▁Peter ' s ▁Community ▁School ▁in ▁Pass age ▁West ▁and ▁Rock well ▁College ▁in ▁C ash el . ▁He ▁played ▁for ▁Rock well ▁in ▁the ▁Mun ster ▁School s ▁Senior ▁Cup ▁and ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁starting ▁team ▁be aten ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁by ▁C res cent ▁College ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁Club ▁career ▁ ▁Con n acht ▁Par ata ▁played ▁for ▁the ▁Mun ster ▁under - 1 8 ▁clubs ▁team , ▁but ▁moved ▁to ▁Irish ▁riv als ▁Con n acht ▁at ▁under - 1 9 ▁level . ▁He ▁joined ▁the ▁Con n acht ▁a cademy ▁ahead ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0