Corey Domachowski
| Date of birth | 11 September 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Church Village, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 124 kg (273 lb; 19 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Tonyrefail School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Mal Buck | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Corey Domachowski (born 11 September 1996) is a Welsh professional rugby union player. Also reckons he’s a qualified WBA boxing judge after his famous words “ I’m normally there or thereabouts”. He also has an official record of 0-10 in fights at Cardiff arms park losing to the likes of Joe Peard, Lewis Jones and Josh Turnbull.
Club career
Domachowski made his debut for Cardiff in 2017 having previously played for the academy team. 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]
International career
On 1 May 2023, Warren Gatland selected him in Wales' 54 player training squad for the Rugby World Cup 2023.[2]
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[3]
Personal life
Domachowski's great-grandfather, Stefan, escaped from the Auschwitz concentration camp and eventually moved to Wales, settling in Pencoed and working as a miner.[4]
References
- ^ www.uprisevsi.co.uk, upriseVSI. "Corey Domachowski". upriseVSI.
- ^ "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
- Corey Domachowski at European Professional Club Rugby
- Corey Domachowski at Welsh Rugby Union
- Corey Domachowski at ESPNscrum
- Corey Domachowski at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Corey Domachowski at Welsh Rugby Union
- Cardiff Blues profile
