Paddy Costello (18 August 1931 — 6 October 1997) was an Irish international rugby union player.[1]
| Date of birth | 18 August 1931 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 6 October 1997 (aged 66) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Victor Costello (son) | ||||||||||||||||
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Born in Dublin, Costello was a second-rower, capped for Ireland in a 1960 Five Nations match against France at Colombes, lost by 17-points. He won two Leinster Senior Cups playing with Bective Rangers. In addition to rugby, Costello was also a four-time Irish NACAI champion for shot put and played soccer as a centre-half with Longford Town.[2]
Costello's son Victor was an Olympic shot putter and Ireland international loose forward.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Costello dies". Evening Herald. 7 October 1997.
- ^ "Shock at death of Paddy Costello". Irish Independent. 8 October 1997.
- ^ "The dilemma for Victor, the dual star". Evening Herald. 23 August 1988.
External links
edit- Paddy Costello at ESPNscrum