{{short description|Irish rugby sevens player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}} {{Infobox rugby biography | name = Brian Mullen | image = | caption = | full_name = <!-- if different --> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|9|25|df=yes}} | birth_place = Nairobi, Kenya<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/team-ireland/2021/0716/1235551-bryan-mollen/ |title=Bryan Mollen |work=RTÉ}}</ref><ref name="Olympedia" /> | height = 1.89 m | weight = 93 kg<ref>{{cite web |title=Bryan Mollen |url=https://www.irishrugby.ie/ireland_sevens/bryan-mollen/ |website=irishrugby.ie |access-date=7 December 2021}}</ref> | school = Blackrock College | position = Utility player | repsevensteam1 = Ireland 7s | repsevensyears1 = 2018– | repsevenscomp1 = 12 | medals= {{Medal|Sport|Men's rugby sevens}} {{MedalCountry|{{IRL}}}} {{Medal|Competition|European Games}} {{Medal|Gold|2023 Kraków–Małopolska|{{nowrap|Team competition}}}} }}
'''Bryan Mollen''' (born 25 September 1995) is an Irish rugby sevens player.<ref name="Olympedia">{{cite web |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/143907 |title=Bryan Mollen |work=Olympedia |access-date=31 July 2021}}</ref>
Mollen competed in the men's tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/rugby-sevens/results-men-gpc-000300-.htm |title=Rugby Sevens - United States vs Ireland - Pool C Results |work=Tokyo 2020 |publisher=Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games |access-date=31 July 2021 |archive-date=23 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723211006/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/rugby-sevens/results-men-gpc-000300-.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was part of Ireland's sevens squad at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-06 |title=Ireland Squads Named For Rugby World Cup Sevens In Cape Town |url=https://www.irishrugby.ie/2022/09/06/ireland-squads-named-for-rugby-world-cup-sevens-in-cape-town/ |access-date=2022-09-17 |website=Irish Rugby |language=en-US}}</ref>
Mollen was initially named as a traveling reserve for the 2024 Summer Olympics but competed on the final day of the men’s tournament, he and Sean Cribbin were called into the squad to replace injured duo Jordan Conroy and Andrew Smith'''.'''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-27 |title=Ireland Men Close Out Paris 2024 Campaign With Sixth Place Finish |url=https://www.irishrugby.ie/2024/07/27/ireland-men-close-out-paris-2024-campaign-with-sixth-place-finish/ |access-date=2024-08-04 |website=Irish Rugby |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":10">{{Cite web |date=2024 |title=Ireland - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024 |url=https://www.world.rugby/tournaments/olympics/paris-2024/participating-nations/ireland |access-date=2024-08-01 |website=www.world.rugby}}</ref>
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{{Ireland Men's 2024 Summer Olympics Squad}} {{Ireland Men's 2020 Summer Olympics Squad}}
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