Across 15 matches Scannell maintains a consistent workload at hooker, averaging over four carries and four tackles per game with minimal variance — the kind of steady output that reflects a player trusted to fulfil a defined role each week. His tackle numbers are the more telling figure, pointing to an active presence in defence rather than a ball-carrying threat. His peak games, where he has reached double figures in carries and nine tackles, show the ceiling is there when the match demands more from him.
Niall Scannell is a professional rugby union hooker registered with the Munster, the South Africa-based franchise. He forms part of the matchday squad and is tasked with throwing into the lineout and packing down at hooker.
As a hooker, Niall features for the Munster across the United Rugby Championship, the Currie Cup and European club competition, with home fixtures played at South Africa in South Africa.
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