Philip Martin Crowe (24 August 1910 — 13 January 2000) was an Irish international rugby union player.[1]
| Full name | Philip Martin Crowe | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 24 August 1910 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 13 January 2000 (aged 89) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Sandymount, Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Blackrock College | ||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Morgan Crowe (brother) James Crowe (nephew) | ||||||||||||||||
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Born in Dublin, Crowe was the younger brother of Ireland centre Morgan Crowe and attended Blackrock College.[2]
Crowe played for Blackrock College RFC and gained two international caps, debuting at Twickenham as a centre against England in Ireland's championship-winning 1935 Home Nations campaign, despite them dropping this match.[3] His second cap came against the same opponent at Lansdowne Road in 1938, which he had to play out of position at fullback[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Phil Crowe Death". Sunday Independent. 16 January 2000.
- ^ Van Esbeck, Edmund (17 January 2000). "Death of Phil Crowe". The Irish Times.
- ^ "Phil Crowe A New "Cap"". Dundee Courier. 5 February 1935.
- ^ "New Full-Back For Ireland". Daily Express. 7 February 1938.
External links
edit- Phil Crowe at ESPNscrum