Richard J. Collopy was an Irish international rugby union player.
| Full name | Richard J. Collopy | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 2 May 1899 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | George Collopy (father) Bill Collopy (brother) | ||||||||||||||||
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Born in Dublin, Collopy was the son of 1890s Ireland forward George Collopy.[1]
Collopy suffered severe injuries serving as a lieutenant in the Royal Air Force during World War I.[1]
A strong scrummager, Collopy was a tireless forward and played for Bective Rangers. He joined his brother Willie in the Ireland front row in 1923 and was a regular fixture in the team for three Five Nations campaign, also appearing once against the All Blacks.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "A Family Record". Dublin Evening Telegraph. 8 February 1924.
- ^ "R. J. Collopy (Bective Rangers)". Sport (Dublin). 1 November 1924.
External links
edit- Dick Collopy at ESPNscrum