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Conor O’Loughlin made his Connacht debut in August 2003
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Connacht<\/a> scrum-half Conor O’Loughlin has been forced to retire from rugby because of a hip injury.<\/p>\n

The former Ireland A and Under-21 scrum-half has been troubled by the injury for several months.<\/p>\n

O’Loughlin, 28, made his Connacht debut in August 2003 and went on to play 97 games for the Irish province.<\/p>\n

“I’ve exhausted every medical avenue at this stage and I’ve been advised that I can no longer continue my rugby career,” said O’Loughlin.<\/p>\n

“It’s taken me a while to get my head around it but everyone’s been really helpful and supportive, especially my family and friends, and I’m very grateful to them for that.<\/p>\n

“I’ve played in some great matches over the years, playing Harlequins<\/a> in the Sportsground in the Parker Pen Challenge Cup in ’04 was special. <\/p>\n

“That was my first time playing in front of such a huge home crowd and the atmosphere was amazing. Representing my country for Ireland A was another proud occasion for me.<\/p>\n

“Growing up in Connacht, playing underage, you have a lot of loyalty to the province and over the years you grow more and more attached to it. <\/p>\n

“Working with Brads (Michael Bradley) was great.<\/p>\n

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He’s been a great servant to Connacht Rugby over the years and will be a massive loss to the club<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\tEric Elwood<\/span>
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“He really helped develop my game and was probably the biggest influence in my rugby career. <\/p>\n

“I’ve really enjoyed the last couple of years here; the camaraderie in the squad is fantastic and Eric (Elwood) and his management team are doing some great work with the lads and they’re definitely going places.”<\/p>\n

O’Loughlin sustained an injury to his hip in December 2006 against Montpellier<\/a> and consequently his hip has deteriorated to a point where he can no longer play rugby<\/p>\n

“Rugby’s been my life for the last eight years so I’m going to have to look at my options now.<\/p>\n

“I’ve completed a masters of finance, my CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) Level 1 exam and I’m sitting the Level 2 in June so there are options there for me in a role outside of rugby.”<\/p>\n

Connacht coach Elwood paid tribute to O’Loughlin’s service for the province.<\/p>\n

“He’s been a great servant to Connacht Rugby over the years and will be a massive loss to the club,” added Elwood.<\/p>\n

“The manner in which Conor has dealt with his injury is remarkable and it is a huge shame that Connacht are losing a home-grown player of his talents.”<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n

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