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on a two-year contract at the beginning of the 2014–15 season. Coughlan announced that he was retiring from rugby union upon the conclusion of the 2016–17 season, bringing to an end his 11-year professional career in which he won 139 caps for
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Munster. Coughlan was nominated for the Munster Rugby Senior Player of the Year 2014 award, and won the
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Unsung Hero award during the annual awards in May 2014. Coughlan left
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1258:"Ireland Squad Announced For GUINNESS Series"
942:"Bonus-Point Munster Move Into Home Quarters"
16:For the New Zealand field hockey player, see
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1020:"Coughlan Moving On"
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