Des Fitzgerald

Des Fitzgerald
Date of birth (1957-12-20) 20 December 1957 (age 66)
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight111 kg (17 st 7 lb; 245 lb)[1]
SchoolDe la Salle College, Churchtown.
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1984-1992 Ireland

Desmond Fitzgerald (born 20 December 1957 in Dublin) is a former Irish rugby union international player who played for the Irish national rugby union team. He played as a prop forward. He played for the Ireland team from 1984 to 1992, winning 34 caps, after making his debut in February 1984 against England in a 12–9 defeat at Twickenham. He played in two Rugby World Cups: 1987 and 1991. He is the father of Irish International rugby player Luke Fitzgerald.[2]

Des was also an excellent GAA football player and he won a schools final while playing for De La Salle Rathfarnham National School in Croke Park in 1968.

His son Luke is also a former Irish rugby union player who played as a winger or fullback for Leinster Rugby and Ireland national rugby union team.

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 November 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 1 May 2012.


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