Michael Anthony Mary Quinn (31 May 1952)[1] is a former rugby union footballer who played international rugby as a fly-half for Ireland. He played schools rugby for Newbridge College and captained them to victory in the 1970 Schools Cup Final over Blackrock College RFC. He then moved on to play senior rugby for Lansdowne Football Club[2] before earning a call up to the Ireland national team. In 1976 he was a member of the Ireland squad that went on tour of New Zealand and Fiji.[citation needed]
| Birth name | Michael Anthony Mary Quinn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 31 May 1952 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Newbridge College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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His family once owned the H Williams chain of supermarkets, which was later sold to Quinnsworth and subsequently to Tesco Ireland.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ Michael Quinn player profile Scrum.com
- ^ "Lansdowne Rugby Club-c/o RDS Ballsbridge Dublin 4 Co. Dublin Ireland". Retrieved 15 February 2010.
External links
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