Sean McCahill in Auckland

Auckland

The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...

, New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

 is a retired Irish

Irish people

The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...

 rugby union

Rugby union

Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...

 centre.

Background

McCahill grew up in Auckland and attended St Peter's College

St Peter's College, Auckland

St Peter's College is a Catholic college for year 7 to 13 boys . The school, located in Auckland, is one of the largest Catholic schools in New Zealand and is an integrated school under an integration agreement entered into by the Catholic Bishop of Auckland and the Government of New Zealand in...

 where he played rugby. His father was an Irish immigrant who established a profitable road-making and infrastructure business in Auckland, Green and McCahill. Sean McCahill is the younger brother of Bernie McCahill

Bernie McCahill

Bernard Joseph McCahill was born on 28 June 1964 in Auckland, New Zealand. He was educated at St Peter's College. He is a former rugby union footballer who played for the All Blacks. He played in two positions, Second five-eighth and centre three-quarter. he played 32 matches for the All Blacks...

, a former All Black.

Rugby career

McCahill played for Sundays Well

Sundays Well RFC

Sundays Well Rugby Football Club is a Rugby Union team in Cork City, Ireland. Based in Musgrave Park on the Tramore Park, the club has a long and successful history as one of the main clubs in Cork City...

, Munster

Munster Rugby

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 and won one cap for Ireland

Ireland national rugby union team

The Ireland national rugby union team represents the island of Ireland in rugby union. The team competes annually in the Six Nations Championship and every four years in the Rugby World Cup, where they reached the quarter-final stage in all but two competitions The Ireland national rugby union...

in 1995.