Ernie Keeffe Explained

Ernie Keeffe
Full Name:Ernest P. Keeffe
Birth Date:16 March 1919
Birth Place:Cork, Ireland
Death Place:Cork, Ireland
Position:Lock
Repyears1:1947–48
Repcaps1:6
Reppoints1:0

Ernest P. Keeffe (16 March 1919 — 30 November 1991) was an Irish international rugby union player.[1]

Born in Cork, Keeffe was a Sundays Well forward, capped six times for Ireland. He played in Ireland's second row for all four 1947 Five Nations matches and ended the year with an appearance against the touring Wallabies, used as a wing-forward. In 1948, Keeffe featured in the first Five Nations match, a win over France in Paris, en route to the team claiming their first ever grand slam.[2]

Keeffe also represented Ireland as a boxer.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Keeffe in form . . 14 November 1949.
  2. News: Sportsmen and Women who died in 1991 . . 29 December 1991.
  3. News: The history of Cork boxing looks set to be shown on our screens next year . . 31 July 2023 . en.