Stephen Archer
Date of birth (1988-01-29) 29 January 1988
Place of birthCork, Ireland
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight118 kg (18.6 st; 260 lb)
SchoolChristian Brothers College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Cork Constitution ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2009– Munster 275 (30)
Correct as of 13 January 2024
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2008 Ireland U20 8 (5)
2012–2014 Ireland Wolfhounds 2 (0)
2013 Ireland 2 (0)
2015 Emerging Ireland 3 (0)
Correct as of 22 June 2015

Stephen Archer (born 29 January 1988) is an Irish rugby union player who plays as a prop for United Rugby Championship club Munster.

Munster

Archer made his Munster debut as a replacement against Edinburgh during a Celtic League fixture on 23 October 2009.[1] He was part of the historic Munster team that beat Australia 15–6 at Thomond Park on 16 November 2010.[2] He made his Heineken Cup debut as a replacement in Munster's Round 5 26–10 win against Castres on 14 January 2012, during the 2011–12 Heineken Cup.[3]

Archer was part of the team that defeated newly crowned Heineken Cup champions, and arch-rivals, Leinster 19–9 in the 2011 Magners League Grand Final on 28 May 2011.[4] With Munster A, Archer won the 2011–12 British and Irish Cup.[5] He scored his first try for Munster in a 2011–12 Pro12 league fixture against Ulster on 5 May 2012. He signed a two-year contract extension with Munster in January 2013.[6] In October 2015, Archer was ruled out for a number of months after sustaining a neck injury that required surgery.[7]

Archer made his 150th appearance for Munster on 1 January 2018, doing so when he came off the bench against Ulster in a 2017–18 Pro14 fixture.[8] He signed a two-year contract extension with Munster in January 2018.[9] Archer made his 150th United Rugby Championship appearance in Munster's 37–28 win against Italian side Benetton in round 20 of the 2018–19 season on 12 April 2019.[10] He won his 200th cap for Munster in their 2019–20 Pro14 round 7 fixture against Edinburgh on 29 November 2019, becoming the eleventh player to achieve the accolade for the province.[11][12]

Archer signed a two-year contract extension with Munster in January 2020,[13] and signed a one-year contract extension in January 2022.[14] He won his 50th Champions Cup cap for Munster in their 26–10 home win against English club Exeter Chiefs in the second leg of their 2021–22 Champions Cup round of 16 clash on 16 April 2022,[15] and he overtook Billy Holland to become the second most capped Munster player of all-time when he won his 248th cap for the province in their 36–17 away defeat against Ulster in the quarter-finals of the 2021–22 United Rugby Championship on 3 June 2022.[16] Archer earned his 250th cap for Munster in their 2022–23 United Rugby Championship round three fixture against Italian side Zebre Parma on 1 October 2022, coming in as a replacement for Keynan Knox.[17]

Archer signed a one-year contract extension with Munster in February 2023,[18] and started in Munster's 19–14 win against the Stormers in the final of the 2022–23 United Rugby Championship on 27 May 2023.[19]

Ireland

Archer has represented Ireland at underage levels up to Under-20. He received his first senior call-up when he was selected in the Ireland Wolfhounds squad for their game against England Saxons in January 2012.[20] He went on to make his Wolfhounds debut against England Saxons on 28 January 2012.[21]

Archer was selected on the bench for Ireland's 2013 Six Nations Championship game against France on 9 March 2013, his first senior call-up,[22] though he did not come on during the 13–13 draw.[23] Archer made his senior debut for Ireland a week later, coming off the bench against Italy. On 23 October 2013, Archer was named in the Ireland squad for the 2013 Autumn Tests.[24] He came off the bench against Australia on 16 November 2013 to win his second, and, so far, last, cap.[25]

Archer came off the bench for Ireland Wolfhounds against England Saxons on 25 January 2014.[26] He was named in the Ireland squad for the 2014 Guinness Series on 21 October 2014.[27] Archer was named in the Emerging Ireland squad for the 2015 World Rugby Tbilisi Cup on 19 May 2015.[28] He started in the opening 25–0 win against Emerging Italy on 13 June 2015.[29] Archer started in the 33–7 win against Uruguay on 17 June 2015.[30] He also started in the 45–12 win against Georgia on 21 June 2015, a win which secured the tournament for Emerging Ireland.[31]

Honours

Munster

Emerging Ireland

References

  1. ↑ "No Consolation At All In Murrayfield". Munster Rugby. 23 October 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  2. ↑ "Class of 2010 Excel". Munster Rugby. 17 November 2010. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  3. ↑ "Fifth Successive Wins Sees Munster Through". Munster Rugby. 15 January 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  4. ↑ "Munster Crowned Magners League Champions". Munster Rugby. 28 May 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  5. ↑ "Munster Prove Too Strong". Munster Rugby. 27 April 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  6. ↑ "Archer & Keatley Extend Their Contracts". Munster Rugby. 22 January 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  7. ↑ "Side Named For Cardiff". Munster Rugby. 16 October 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  8. ↑ "Stats & Pics: Season So Far". Munster Rugby. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  9. ↑ "Contract Signings". Munster Rugby. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  10. ↑ "Report | Munster Battle For Bonus Point Win Against Benetton". Munster Rugby. 13 April 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  11. ↑ "Archie Set To Join Illustrious 200 Club". Munster Rugby. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  12. ↑ "Report | Munster Suffer Narrow Edinburgh Defeat". Munster Rugby. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  13. ↑ "Six Players Commit To Munster". Munster Rugby. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  14. ↑ "Key Players Continue To Commit To Munster Rugby". Munster Rugby. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  15. ↑ "Report | Munster Into 19th Champions Cup Quarter-Final". Munster Rugby. 16 April 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  16. ↑ "Report | Munster Lose To Ulster In Belfast". Munster Rugby. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  17. ↑ "Report | Munster Beat Zebre At Musgrave Park". Munster Rugby. 1 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  18. ↑ "New Signing & Contract Extensions". Munster Rugby. 16 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  19. ↑ "Magical Munster see off Stormers to win URC title and end trophy drought". Irish Examiner. 27 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  20. ↑ "Ireland And O2 Ireland Wolfhounds Squads Announced". Irish Rugby. 18 January 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
  21. ↑ "Defeat For Ireland Wolfhounds In Exeter". Irish Rugby. 28 January 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  22. ↑ "Jackson Named To Start Against France". Irish Rugby. 7 March 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
  23. ↑ "Six Nations 2013: France recover to draw with Ireland". BBC Sport. 9 March 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
  24. ↑ "Ireland Squad Announced For GUINNESS Series". Irish Rugby. 23 October 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  25. ↑ "Ireland Undone By Four-Try Wallabies". Irish Rugby. 16 November 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  26. ↑ "Wolfhounds Hold On For Hard-Fought Victory". Irish Rugby. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  27. ↑ "Ireland Name 37 Man Squad For Guinness Series". Irish Rugby. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  28. ↑ "Emerging Ireland Squad Named For Tbilisi Cup". Irish Rugby. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  29. ↑ "Emerging Ireland Off The Mark With Bonus Point Win". Irish Rugby. 13 June 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  30. ↑ "Emerging Ireland Earn Second Bonus Point Victory". Irish Rugby. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  31. ↑ "Emerging Ireland Lift Tbilisi Cup After Third Bonus Point Win". Irish Rugby. 21 June 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
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