Brett Connon

Brett Connon
Birth name	Brett Clark Connon
Date of birth	29 August 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Carlisle, England
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	93 kg (14 st 9 lb; 205 lb)
School	Austin Friars
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Fly-half
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team
2014–2015	Tynedale
2015–2017	Blaydon
2017–2018	Darlington Mowden Park
Senior career
Years	Team
2016–	Newcastle Falcons
2016–2017	→ Rotherham Titans
	Correct as of 29 June 2023
International career
Years	Team
2016	Ireland U20

Brett Clark Connon (born 29 August 1996)^[1] is a rugby union player for Newcastle Falcons in Premiership Rugby. His primary position is fly-half; he has also featured at fullback.^[2]

Born in Carlisle, England, he qualifies for Ireland through his father and has represented Ireland under 20s.^[3]

Career

Connon started playing rugby around 6 years old for his local club Carlisle and also played for his school Austin Friars.^[4] He joined Newcastle Falcons academy at 15 and was identified by the IRFU's exiles programme and played for Ireland's under 18 team.^[3] He made his debut for Newcastle's first team on 14 October 2016 against the Ospreys in a European Rugby Challenge Cup match.^[4] On 10 March 2019, with the final kick of the match, Connon scored the winning penalty for Newcastle against Wasps.^[5]