Alex Spain | |
Full Name: | Alexander William Spain |
Birth Date: | 22 September 1897 |
Birth Place: | Cashel, Ireland |
Death Place: | Dublin, Ireland |
Occupation: | Gynaecologist |
School: | Blackrock College |
University: | University College Dublin |
Position: | Forward |
Repyears1: | 1924 |
Repcaps1: | 1 |
Reppoints1: | 0 |
Alexander William Spain (22 September 1897 — 24 February 1983) was an Irish international rugby union player.
Born in Cashel, County Tipperary, Spain attended Blackrock College and University College Dublin, which he captained.[1]
Spain was capped once for Ireland, against the touring 1924–25 All Blacks at Lansdowne Road.[2]
A gynaecologist, Spain was the Master of Holles Steet Hospital from 1942 to 1948.[3]
Spain married the granddaughter of politician Stephen O'Mara.[4]