Frank Quinn (rugby union) explained

Frank Quinn
Full Name:Francis Peter Quinn
Birth Date:5 September 1954
Birth Place:Dublin, Ireland
School:Belvedere College
Position:Wing
Repyears1:1981
Repcaps1:3
Reppoints1:0

Francis Peter Quinn (born 5 September 1954) is an Irish former international rugby union player.

Born in Dublin, Quinn is a nephew of Ireland internationals Seamus and Frankie Byrne. He attended Belvedere College and was half-back partner to Ollie Campbell on their 1972 Leinster Schools Senior Cup-winning side.[1]

Quinn, an Old Belvedere player, was capped three times by Ireland in the 1981 Five Nations, playing as a winger against France, Wales and England.[2] He left Irish rugby at the end of the year to take up a job offer in Johannesburg.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Rugby: Les rois du toits . . 22 January 2009 . en.
  2. News: Munster include Ward in squad . . 12 October 1981.
  3. News: Rugby star No. 3 for S. Africa . Belfast Telegraph . 9 October 1981.