Laurence Bernard McMahon (4 December 1911 — 5 January 1987) was an Irish international rugby union player.
| Full name | Laurence Bernard McMahon | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 4 December 1911 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Wandsworth, London, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 5 January 1987 (aged 75) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
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Born in Wandsworth, London, McMahon played his rugby for University College Dublin and was capped 12 times for Ireland during the 1930s, mostly as a centre three-quarter. He scored the winning try for Ireland on his debut match against England at Twickenham in 1931, to put them ahead with two-minutes remaining.[1][2]
McMahon was a solicitor by profession and founded a legal practice on O'Connell Street in Dublin.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Ireland Defeats England By One Point". Hampshire Telegraph. 20 February 1931.
- ^ "Twickenham Hero Injured". Newcastle Daily Chronicle. 27 February 1931.
- ^ "David and Ross of David McMahon & Co. Solicitors". Dublin Town. 28 August 2023.
External links
edit- Laurence McMahon at ESPNscrum