Con Feighery Explained

Con Feighery
Birth Date:13 August 1946
Birth Place:Dublin, Ireland
Position:Lock / Prop
Repyears1:1972
Repcaps1:3
Reppoints1:0

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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Notes and References

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