Adrian Kennedy (rugby union) explained

Adrian Kennedy
Full Name:Adrian George Kennedy
Birth Date:4 November 1932
Birth Place:Derry, Northern Ireland
Position:Back row
Repyears1:1956
Repcaps1:1
Reppoints1:0

Adrian George Kennedy (born 4 November 1932) is an Irish former international rugby union player.

Born in Derry, Kennedy attended Clooney School, Foyle College and Queen's University Belfast.[1]

Kennedy played rugby for Queen's University RFC, earning Irish Universities representative honours. He also competed for Belfast clubs Collegians and CIYMS.[2] In 1956, Kennedy was capped for Ireland in the back row of the scrum for a Five Nations match against France at Colombes.[3]

A teacher, Kennedy was a boarding housemaster at Methodist College Belfast and later became a senior administrator in the Londonderry County Borough Education Office.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Educational Office’s New ‘Second Man’ . . 28 September 1960.
  2. News: Bangor unhappy about date of Towns Cup semi-final . . 14 March 1956.
  3. News: Place in Irish pack for Cecil Fagan . . 23 January 1956.