Dick Collopy | |
Full Name: | Richard J. Collopy |
Birth Date: | 2 May 1899 |
Birth Place: | Dublin, Ireland |
Relatives: | George Collopy (father) Bill Collopy (brother) |
Position: | Front row |
Repyears1: | 1923–25 |
Repcaps1: | 13 |
Reppoints1: | 0 |
Richard J. Collopy was an Irish international rugby union player.
Born in Dublin, Collopy was the son of 1890s Ireland forward George Collopy.[1]
Collopy suffered severe injuries serving as a lieutenant in the Royal Air Force during World War I.[1]
A strong scrummager, Collopy was a tireless forward and played for Bective Rangers. He joined his brother Willie in the Ireland front row in 1923 and was a regular fixture in the team for three Five Nations campaign, also appearing once against the All Blacks.[2]