Jack O'Donoghue signs one-year Munster contract extension

O'Donoghue also signed a one-year extension 12 months ago

Jack O'Donoghue has made 236 appearances for Munster in all since his debut in 2014. Pic: Shauna Clinton/Sportsfile

Jack O'Donoghue is the latest Munster player to sign a new deal with the province. The 32-year-old back row has penned a one-year extension. 

The Waterford man, who has two Ireland caps, also signed a one-year deal 12 months ago. He joins Edwin Edogbo and Calvin Nash in committing their futures to Munster. 

O'Donoghue has scored 31 tries in 236 appearances since making his debut in 2014.

He came up through the ranks at Waterpark RFC and won the Munster Rugby Academy Player of the Year award in 2015.

O'Donoghue featured heavily in his first season as a senior player in 2015/16, appearing in 26 of the 28 competitive games and making his Ireland debut against Canada in 2016.

After earning his second Ireland cap against Japan in 2017, O’Donoghue became the first Waterford player to captain Munster in the professional era away to Cardiff in 2018.

O’Donoghue made his 100th Munster appearance against Leinster in May 2019 after recovering from a long-term knee injury.

He was named Munster Rugby Player of the Year in 2021/22 after another standout campaign that saw him feature in 23 of the 26 games and clock up more minutes on the field than any other player (1,638).

Another stellar season in 2022/23 saw O’Donoghue make 23 appearances as Munster won the URC title.

At the age of just 30, he became the youngest-ever player to reach the 200-cap landmark for Munster away to Edinburgh in May 2024.

The 32-year-old has made 17 appearances so far this season.