Michael Francis Hillary (6 June 1925 — 10 February 2014) was an Irish international rugby union player.
| Full name | Michael Francis Hillary | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 6 June 1925 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | British Malaya | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 10 February 2014 (aged 88) | ||||||||||||||||
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Hillary was a University College Dublin and Leinster wing three-quarter, capped once for Ireland, playing against England at Twickenham during the 1952 Five Nations.[1] He also featured in Ireland's 1952 tour of Argentina, scoring a try in the second match against the Pumas, for which caps weren't awarded.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Hillary cries off". Ireland's Saturday Night. 1 November 1952.
- ^ "Time to recognise uncapped Irish internationals who tackled the Pumas". The Irish Times. 9 November 2018.
External links
edit- Mick Hillary at ESPNscrum