{{Short description|Irish rugby union player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox rugby biography | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|8|20|df=y}}<ref>https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/sean-cribbin_1936450</ref> | repsevensyears1 = 2017– | repsevensteam1 = {{ruw7|Ireland}} | repsevenscomp1 = | medals = {{Medal|Sport|Men's rugby sevens}} {{MedalCountry|{{IRL}}}} {{Medal|Competition|European Games}} {{Medal|Gold|2023 Kraków–Małopolska|{{nowrap|Team competition}}}} }}
'''Sean Cribbin''' is an Irish rugby union player. He won a gold medal in the Rugby sevens at the 2023 European Games.
==Early life== Cribbin attended St. Fintan's High School captaining their Leinster Schools Senior Cup team in 2016/17.<ref>{{cite web|title= New boys St Fintan's looking to cause an upset in the LSSC today|date=31 January 2017|url= https://www.the42.ie/st-fintans-new-leinster-schools-senior-cup-3209051-Jan2017/|website=the42.ie|access-date=28 June 2023}}</ref>
==Career== Cribbin made his debut appearances in an Ireland national rugby sevens team in a squad named for the Dubai Sevens in December 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.irishrugby.ie/2017/11/28/ireland-mens-sevens-squad-selected-for-dubai-invitational-tournament|website=Irish Rugby|accessdate=28 June 2023|title=Ireland Men's Sevens Squad Selected For Dubai Invitational Tournament|date=28 November 2017}}</ref> Cribbin was a member of the Irish team to gain qualification for the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/everyone-has-come-from-the-strangest-of-backgrounds-meet-the-ireland-sevens-team-who-have-qualified-for-the-olympics-40564559.html|first=Cian|last=Tracey|date=22 June 2021|website=Independent.ie|title=Everyone has come from the strangest of backgrounds' – Meet the Ireland sevens team who have qualified for the Olympics |accessdate=28 June 2023}}</ref> Cribbin was selected for the Irish team at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens held in Cape Town.<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 September 2022 |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/ |accessdate=28 June 2023 |website=Irish Rugby}}</ref>
In May 2023, Cribbin featured as Ireland finished sixth at the World Rugby Sevens Series event in London.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.irishrugby.ie/2023/05/21/ireland-men-end-world-series-with-sixth-place-finish-in-london/|title= Ireland Men End World Series With Sixth Place Finish In London|website=Irish Rugby|date=21 May 2023|accessdate=28 June 2023}}</ref> Cribbin was then selected for the Ireland squad for the 2023 European Games held in Kraków in June 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.irishrugby.ie/2023/06/25/ireland-men-begin-olympic-qualifier-with-brace-of-wins/ |title= Ireland Men Begin Olympic Qualifier With Brace Of Wins|date=25 June 2023|accessdate=28 June 2023|website=Irish Rughy}}</ref> Cribbin featured in the final against Great Britain, with Ireland winning gold in the tournament and therefore qualifying for the 2024 Olympic Games.<ref>{{cite web|title=European Games: Ireland sevens beat Great Britain 26-12 in final to qualify for 2024 Olympic Games|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/northern-ireland/66034903|date=27 June 2023|accessdate=28 June 2023|website=BBC Sport}}</ref>
Cribbin 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 Bryan Mollen were called into the squad to replace injured duo Jordan Conroy and Andrew Smith'''.'''<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 July 2024 |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=4 August 2024 |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=1 August 2024 |website=www.world.rugby}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}} {{Ireland Men's 2024 Summer Olympics Squad}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cribbin, Sean}} Category:Irish rugby union players Category:Ireland international rugby sevens players Category:Living people Category:Date of birth unknown Category:People educated at St. Fintan's High School Category:Rugby sevens players at the 2023 European Games Category:Medalists at the 2023 European Games Category:European Games medalists in rugby sevens Category:European Games gold medalists for Ireland Category:Rugby sevens players at the 2024 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic rugby sevens players for Ireland Category:1998 births