Mike Sherry

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Mike Sherry (born 18 June 1988) is an Irish former rugby union player who played as a hooker. He grew up in Limerick, attended Ardscoil Rís, and played for Garryowen in the All-Ireland League. He spent most of his career with Munster (2009–2019), making 108 appearances and scoring 60 points, plus a loan spell at Gloucester in 2019.

Sherry made his Munster debut in December 2009 against Connacht and his Heineken Cup debut in January 2011 against Toulon. He was part of the Munster team that won the 2011 Celtic League Grand Final against Leinster. His career was disrupted by injuries, including a cruciate knee injury in December 2013 and shoulder surgeries in 2014. He returned to action in 2015, scoring two tries in a win over Cardiff Blues, and signed a two-year extension with Munster in 2016. A back injury in 2016 kept him out for several months, and he began returning to play in 2017. He earned his 100th Munster cap in April 2018, captaining the side in that match, and left Munster at the end of the 2018–19 season before retiring. He had a short loan stint with Gloucester at the end of the 2018–19 season.

Internationally, Sherry was called into Ireland squads in 2011 and 2013. He played for the Ireland Wolfhounds in 2012–2013 and earned one cap for Ireland in June 2013 as a substitute against the United States. He was also part of Ireland’s 2013 tours of Canada and the United States and the Autumn Tests later that year.