Charles William Murtagh (born 30 August 1949) is a former Ireland rugby union international from Northern Ireland.[1]
| Full name | Charles William Murtagh | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 August 1949 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lurgan, Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
Born in Lurgan, Murtagh was a lock who played for Dungannon, Portadown and Ulster. He gained his only Ireland cap in a match against Scotland at Murrayfield during the 1977 Five Nations Championship.[2]
Murtagh coached Portadown in the late 1980s.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Murtagh on a birthday comeback". Belfast News-Letter. 30 August 1984.
- ^ "Charlie Murtagh back in Ulster team for Galway". Belfast News-Letter. 2 November 1977.
- ^ "'Derby' clash will be a bit special". Sunday Life. 22 January 1989.
External links
edit- Charlie Murtagh at ESPNscrum