| Born | 11 September 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 124 kg (273 lb; 19 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Tonyrefail School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Corey Domachowski (born 11 September 1996) is a Welsh professional rugby union player who plays as a prop for United Rugby Championship club Cardiff and the Wales national team.
Early life
editDomachowski played for Rhondda Schools as a back-row, and was a goal kicker, before converting to prop when he moved to Gilfach Goch RFC.[2]
Club career
editCardiff
editDomachowski made his debut for Cardiff in March 2016 against Glasgow Warriors having previously played for the academy team.[3] The Church Village-born loosehead prop represented Wales at under-20 level, and featured for Cardiff Rugby as a replacement in Challenge Cup quarter final defeat to Gloucester in 2017.[1] He signed his first senior contract with the club in October 2017.[4]
He signed an extension with Cardiff in August 2023, followed by a further extension in January 2024.[5][6]
Scarlets
editOn 30 April 2026, it was announced that Domachowski would leave Cardiff to join the Scarlets.[7]
International career
editWales U20
editDomachowski represented Wales U20 in 2016, and won the grand slam during the 2016 Six Nations Under 20s Championship.[8]
Wales
editOn 1 May 2023, Warren Gatland selected him in Wales' 54 player training squad for the Rugby World Cup 2023.[9]
Domachowski made his debut on 5 August 2023, starting for Wales in the first test of their 2023 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches, in a win against England[10]
Personal life
editDomachowski's great-grandfather, Stefan, escaped from the Auschwitz concentration camp and eventually moved to Wales, settling in Pencoed and working as a miner.[11]
References
edit- ^ a b www.uprisevsi.co.uk, upriseVSI. "Corey Domachowski". upriseVSI.
- ^ "Schoolboy goalkicker Corey Domachowski ready for World Cup debut at prop". The Independent. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
- ^ Mansfield, Mark (24 August 2023). "Schoolboy goalkicker Corey Domachowski ready for World Cup debut at prop". Nation.Cymru. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
- ^ "Williams and Domachowski sign senior contracts". Cardiff Rugby. 17 October 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
- ^ "Corey Domachowski: Wales World Cup hopeful signs new Cardiff deal". BBC Sport. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
- ^ "Props Domachowski and Assiratti agree new Cardiff deals but Welsh player exodus looms". BBC Sport. 3 January 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
- ^ "Scarlets sign Wales prop Corey Domachowski from Cardiff". BBC Sport. 30 April 2026. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
- ^ Orders, Mark (30 March 2020). "What became of the 2016 Wales U20 Grand Slam team that blew everyone away". Wales Online. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
- ^ "Wales training squad for Rugby World Cup 2023 - Welsh Rugby Union". Welsh Rugby Union | Wales & Regions. 1 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ^ "World Cup audition time for Wales new boys". BBC Sport. 5 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ^ Thomas, Simon (10 November 2020). "The Welsh rugby player whose relative escaped the horrors of Auschwitz". Wales Online.
External links
edit- Corey Domachowski at European Professional Club Rugby
- Corey Domachowski at Welsh Rugby Union
- Corey Domachowski at ESPNscrum (archived)
- Corey Domachowski at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Corey Domachowski at all.rugby/
- Corey Domachowski at rugbydatabase.co.nz/
- Corey Domachowski at Welsh Rugby Union
- Cardiff Blues profile
