Mick Moylett

Mick Moylett
Full nameMichael Martin Francis Moylett
Date of birth (1960-08-29) 29 August 1960 (age 64)
Place of birthDublin, Ireland
Height6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1988 Ireland 1 (0)

Michael Martin Francis Moylett (born 29 August 1960) is an Irish former rugby union international.

Moylett comes from Ballina, County Mayo and attended Castleknock College.[1]

A lock, Moylett was a strong scrummager who was a member of a successful Shannon side which was built around its strong pack.[2][3] He also played for Connacht and while studying in England during the early 1980s linked up with provincial teammate John O'Driscoll at Manchester.[4] In the 1988 Five Nations, Moylett gained an Ireland cap, playing at Twickenham against England. He was working at the time at his family's hotel in Ballina.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "One of our own plays England". Western People. 16 March 1988.
  2. ^ a b "Ireland cap for Moylett". The Guardian. 9 March 1988.
  3. ^ "Remember me?". Irish Independent. 28 February 2007.
  4. ^ "Mick called for Ireland 'B' test!". Manchester Evening News. 1 December 1982.