John Joseph Tydings (26 June 1945 – 24 August 2019) was an Irish international rugby union player.
| Full name | John Joseph Tydings | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 26 June 1945 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Limerick, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 24 August 2019 (aged 74) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Limerick, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
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A native of Limerick, Tydings played his rugby with Thomond, Young Munster and Munster, with a one-off Ireland appearance in 1968, featuring on the wing in their win over Australia at Lansdowne Road.[1]
Tydings was also a soccer player for Ballynanty Rovers and Limerick FC, as a centre-forward and outside-left.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Rabbitts, Nick (25 August 2019). "Sadness in Limerick rugby circles at death of Jim Tydings". Limerick Leader.
- ^ McMahon, Dave (14 September 2019). "Obituary of Jim Tydings - gifted all-rounder a rugby international, soccer star and sprint champ". Limerick Leader.
External links
edit- Jim Tydings at ESPNscrum