Aaron Sexton

Aaron Sexton (born 24 August 2000) is an Irish rugby union player who plays wing or fullback for Ulster in the United Rugby Championship

Aaron Sexton
Date of birth (2000-08-24) 24 August 2000
Place of birthBangor, Northern Ireland
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight94 kg (14.8 st; 207 lb)
SchoolBangor Grammar School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing / Fullback
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2020– Ulster 8 (5)
Correct as of 25 February 2023[1]
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2021 Ireland 7s
Correct as of 19 June 2021

Sexton is also a track sprinter, winning the 2018 and 2019 All-Ireland Schools Championships in both the 100m and 200m, representing Bangor Grammar School. In 2019 Sexton also broke the all-Ireland schools record in both events with times of 10.43 for the 100m and 20.69 for the 200m.[2][3]

He played for Ulster "A" in the 2018–19 Celtic Cup, scoring seven tries in six games,[4] and was named Ulster "A" player of the Year in the 2019 Ulster Rugby Awards.[5] He joined the Ulster academy ahead of the 2019–20 season, committing himself full-time to rugby.[4] He made his senior debut as a replacement against Edinburgh in November 2020.[6][7] In January 2021 he signed a development contract, to be upgraded to a senior contract after one season.[8] He was selected for the Ireland national rugby sevens team for the World Rugby Sevens Repechage in Monaco in July 2021,[9] helping the team qualify for the Tokyo Olympics.[10] He made two senior appearances for Ulster in the 2021–22 season,[1] scoring a try against Cardiff in March 2022.[11]

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