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Jeremy Loughman (born 22 July 1995) is an Irish people rugby union player who plays as a prop for United Rugby Championship club Munster Rugby and the Ireland national team.
Loughman signed a one-year contract extension with Munster in December 2018. Loughman made his Champions Cup debut for Munster on 9 December 2018, featuring off the bench in their 30–5 win against French pool 2 opponents Castres. He scored his first try for Munster in their 31–12 win against Zebre Parma on 23 March 2019. In his first Champions Cup start for Munster, in their opening 2019–20 tournament pool 4 fixture against Welsh side Ospreys on 16 November 2019, Loughman won the Man-of-the-Match award and scored a try in the provinces 32–13 away win.
Loughman signed a two-year contract with Munster in February 2020, a deal that will see him remain with the province until at least June 2022. He earned his 50th cap for Munster in their 38–10 win against Ulster Rugby in round 2 of the Pro14 Rainbow Cup on 7 May 2021. Loughman signed a two-year contract extension in January 2022, 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.
New Zealand Rugby later admitted that a "communications gap" was responsible for allowing Loughman to return to the field and that, as Loughman was displaying symptoms of concussion, the head injury assessment was not necessary, as World Rugby guidelines stipulate that a player displaying such symptoms be immediately removed from play. Loughman was then ruled out of Ireland's first test against New Zealand on 2 July, but returned to start in the second uncapped match against the Māori All Blacks on 12 July, which Ireland won 30–24 to draw the series 1–1. Loughman started for Ireland A in their 47–19 defeat against an All Blacks XV on 4 November 2022, and made his senior international debut for Ireland eight days later when he started in their 35–17 win against Fiji during the 2022 Autumn Nations Series.
Despite initially missing out on selection, Loughman was called-up to Ireland's training squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches after provincial teammate Dave Kilcoyne sustained an injury, and featured as a replacement in the 29–10 win against England on 19 August and the 17–13 win against Samoa on 26 August before being selected in Ireland's 33-man squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup. He featured as a replacement in Ireland's opening 82–8 win against Romania on 9 September.
Correct as of 9 September 2023
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