Diarmuid Barron

Diarmuid Barron (born 6 August 1998) is an Irish rugby union player for Munster in the Pro14 and European Rugby Champions Cup. He plays primarily as a hooker for Garryowen in the All-Ireland League, though he also began playing in the back-row during the 2018–19 season.
Early life.
Born in Cashel, County Tipperary, Barron captained Rockwell College, where former Munster number 8 Denis Leamy was coach, to victory in the 2015 Munster Schools Rugby Senior Cup.
Munster.
Barron joined the Munster Academy year one intake ahead of the 2018–19 season. He made his competitive debut for the senior Munster team on 21 September 2018, aged 19, coming off the bench to replace Mike Sherry in the provinces 2018–19 Pro14 fixture against Cardiff Blues. He scored his first try for the province in their 39–9 win against Welsh side Dragons on 28 September 2019, in Munster's opening 2019–20 Pro14 fixture. Barron was promoted from Munster's academy to their senior squad ahead of the 2020–21 season, and made his first start for the province in their 31–17 win against Italian side Benetton in round 16 of the 2020–21 Pro14 on 19 March 2021. He signed a one-year contract extension with Munster in March 2021.
Ireland.
Barron was a late call-up to the Ireland U20 squad for the 2017 World Rugby Under 20 Championship, and made his debut for the team in their tournament opener against Italy U20, though a thumb injury suffered just 20 minutes into the game ended Barron's tournament. He went on to represent Ireland U20 during the 2018 Six Nations Under 20s Championship and 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship.