Alex Kendellen Signs Two-Year Contract Extension
Yesterday at 08:16 AM
Munster Rugby and the IRFU are pleased to confirm that Alex Kendellen has signed a two-year contract extension with the province.
Prior to joining the Munster Academy in 2020, Kendellen had already earned a number of representative honours at provincial and international level.
He lined out lined out for the Munster U18s and U19s and captained the Ireland U18 Schools side in 2019 and played for the Ireland U18 7s team.
He joined the Academy straight out of school having led PBC to the Pinergy Munster Schools Senior Cup final that year.
In early 2021 he made his Munster debut as a first year Academy player against the Scarlets.
The same year he captained the Ireland U20s for the Six Nations, where he was a standout performer, scoring six tries in five appearances.
Kendellen made his Champions Cup debut against Castres at the age of 20 in December 2021 and scored his first try against Ulster in January 2022. He ended that season with 20 appearances, including starts in the Champions Cup knock-out games against Exeter Chiefs and Toulouse.
He enjoyed another excellent campaign in 2022/23 and made 22 appearances as Munster won the URC title in his first year as a member of the senior squad.
Kendellen played all 25 games of the 2023/24 season, including receiving his 50th Munster cap against Glasgow Warriors in December 2023. He captained Munster to the win over Crusaders at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in February 2024.
October 2024 saw him captain Emerging Ireland on their three-match tour to South Africa. He was also named as a training panellist during the Autumn Nations Series in Andy Farrell's 35-man squad.
To date, Kendellen has scored 5 tries in 78 Munster appearances. The new contract will keep him at Munster until at least 2027.
Kendellen joins Tom Ahern, Gavin Coombes, Shane Daly and Alex Nankivell in signing a two-year contract extensions ahead of next season with Shay McCarthy moving up from the Academy to the senior squad.
There will be more news on the contracting front this afternoon.
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