Fergus Keogh Explained

Fergus Keogh
Full Name:Fergus Stephen Keogh
Birth Date:28 June 1939
Birth Place:Dublin, Ireland
Death Place:Bangkok, Thailand
Position:Fullback
Repyears1:1964
Repcaps1:2
Reppoints1:6

Fergus Stephen Keogh (28 June 1939 – 29 March 2010) was an Irish international rugby union player.

A fullback, Keogh was a renowned goal-kicker and played his rugby with Bective Rangers.[1] He was capped twice by Ireland in the 1964 Five Nations, marking his against Wales at Lansdowne Road with two penalties goals.[2]

Keogh immigrated to Australia with his family in 1967 and played for Sydney club Western Suburbs.[3] He later settled on the Queensland Sunshine Coast and died in 2010 while in Thailand, aged 70.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Irish selectors keep fingers crossed . . 8 January 1965.
  2. News: Irish Courage Could Hold The Might Of The Welsh . . 9 March 1964.
  3. News: Keogh May Play Against Ireland . Belfast Telegraph . 18 April 1967.
  4. News: Keogh Fergus Stephen: Death . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170525181503/http://notices.irishtimes.com/death/keogh-fergus-stephen/3811032 . May 25, 2017 . April 24, 2024 . Irish Times.