Player

Diarmuid Mangan

Second-row - Leinster - Newbridge College - Blackrock College RFC

Profile

Diarmuid Mangan is one of the younger second-row forwards in the Leinster senior squad, with a pathway that runs through Newbridge College, UCD, Ireland U20 and Leinster. His school route is important because Newbridge College has become a serious modern pathway school, producing players who move into Leinster and Ireland underage structures without coming through the traditional Dublin-heavy route.

Mangan's profile includes a major schools rugby connection. He was part of the Newbridge College group around the 2020 Leinster Schools Senior Cup run, a campaign that reached the final before the match against Clongowes Wood College was not played because of Covid. That unfinished final remains a significant marker for the school and for the players who came through that team.

His Ireland U20 involvement then gave him a representative platform. Mangan captained Ireland U20 in 2023, placing him in a strong age-grade group that included Sam Prendergast and several players who have since moved into senior provincial rugby. That leadership element is central to his profile.

By 2025/26, Mangan is part of the Leinster senior second-row group. His pathway links Newbridge College, UCD, Ireland U20 and Leinster, and it sits neatly beside the wider Newbridge-to-Leinster story that also includes Sam Prendergast.

Linked Public Pages

• Newbridge College
• Blackrock College RFC

Related Matches

Public Honours And Pathway Tags

• U19
• U20