Munster Rugby have announced that back-row forward Jack O’Donoghue has signed a one-year contract extension.
The 32-year-old has captained the province regularly over the past eight years and is a key leader in the squad.
A two-cap Ireland international, O’Donoghue has scored 31 tries in 236 appearances since making his debut in 2014.
The Waterford man came up through the ranks at Waterpark RFC and won the Munster Rugby Academy Player of the Year award in 2015.
He featured heavily in his first season as a senior player in 2015/16, appearing in 26 of the 28 competitive games and making his Ireland debut against Canada in 2016.
After earning his second Ireland cap against Japan in 2017, O’Donoghue became the first Waterford player to captain Munster in the professional era away to Cardiff in 2018.
O’Donoghue made his 100th Munster appearance against Leinster in May 2019 after recovering from a long-term knee injury.
He was named Munster Rugby Player of the Year in 2021/22 after another standout campaign that saw him feature in 23 of the 26 games and clock up more minutes on the field than any other player (1,638).
Another stellar season in 2022/23 saw O’Donoghue make 23 appearances as Munster won the URC title.
At the age of just 30, he became the youngest-ever player to reach the 200-cap landmark for Munster away to Edinburgh in May 2024.
He has made 17 appearances so far this season.
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