NAME: Finlay Bealham
DOB: 09/10/1991
PROVINCE: Connacht
POSITION: Prop
CAPS: 36 (3 tries)
DEBUT: v Italy, 12/03/2016
An Ireland international since 2016, the 31-year-old has got better with age in recent seasons.
The Connacht prop established himself as Tadhg Furlong's back-up in the last two seasons, and played a key role in Ireland’s 2023 Six Nations Grand Slam, and was the form tighthead in the championship prior to his injury against Italy in Round 3.
The Australia native, who qualified for Ireland via ancestry, made his Ireland debut against Italy in 2016, but more than half of his 30 caps have come in the last two years.
Played a key role in Connacht’s 2016 Pro12 title, with his form that season seeing him tour South Africa with Ireland
Bealham will play at his first Rugby World Cup at France 2023.
