Charles Teehan Explained

Charles Teehan
Birth Date:6 May 1919
Birth Place:Buttevant, County Cork, Ireland
Position:Front row
Repyears1:1939
Repcaps1:3
Reppoints1:0

Charles Teehan (6 May 1919 — 15 December 1984) was an Irish international rugby union player.

Born in Buttevant, County Cork, Teehan played for University College Cork and was capped three times as a teenage front row forward for Ireland in the 1939 Home Nations, preferred over former captain Sam Walker.[1] He became the first player produced by Highfield RFC to gain an Ireland cap.[2]

Teehan enlisted in the Royal Air Force in World War II.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Ready For All . . 4 February 1939.
  2. News: Highfield tap into spirit of '66 heroes . . 4 November 2016 . en.
  3. News: Teehan Joining R.A.F. . . 24 April 1939.