Con Feighery

Con Feighery
Full nameConleth Francis Patrick Feighery
Date of birth (1946-08-13) 13 August 1946 (age 78)
Place of birthDublin, Ireland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock / Prop
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1972 Ireland 3 (0)

Conleth Francis Patrick Feighery (born 13 August 1946) is an Irish professor of immunology and former rugby union international of the 1970s. He is a Fellow Emeritus at Trinity College Dublin.[1]

Born in Dublin, Feighery was capped three times for the Ireland national rugby union team in 1972. His debut match, against France at Stade Yves-du-Manoir, was Ireland's first win in Paris for 20 years.[2]

Feighery, a forward, played for Leinster, Lansdowne and University College Dublin.[3]

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References

  1. ^ O'Brien, Brendan (23 December 2021). "Dublin Hospitals Rugby Cup: Tales of japes, rows, and skulduggery". Irish Examiner.
  2. ^ "Six Nations: French test passed by class of '72". Belfast Telegraph. 13 February 2010.
  3. ^ "Five New Caps In Irish Side". Belfast News-Letter. 17 January 1972.