John Francis Dooley (10 August 1934 — 7 March 2009) was an Irish international rugby union player.
| Full name | John Francis Dooley | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 10 August 1934 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Galway, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 7 March 2009 (aged 74) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Salthill, Galway, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
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Biography
editBorn in Galway, Dooley was an Ireland Universities soccer international, but found more success as a rugby player, gaining three Ireland caps as a centre in the 1959 Five Nations.[1] He scored a try in Ireland's win over Scotland at Murrayfield and later featured on the 1961 tour of South Africa, where he was a reserve for the one-off match against the Springboks.[2] His club rugby was played with Galwegians, which he captained.[3]
Dooley married the daughter of ex-Galway mayor Joseph Costello.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Johnny Dooley Stars". Galway Observer. 23 March 1957.
- ^ "Johnny Dooley Goes lt Alone to South Africa". Galway Observer. 18 March 1961.
- ^ "Johnny Dooley is Captain of Galwegians". Galway Observer. 23 May 1959.
- ^ "Big Crowds At Fashionable Wedding". Galway Observer. 3 October 1964.
External links
edit- Johnny Dooley at ESPNscrum