George Phipps (rugby union) explained

George Phipps
Full Name:George Constantine Phipps
Birth Date:2 November 1927
Birth Place:Peshawar, British India
Position:Three-quarter
Repyears1:1950–52
Repcaps1:5
Reppoints1:0

George Constantine Phipps (born 2 November 1927) is an Irish former international rugby union player.

Born in Peshawar, Phipps was educated in England, attending Wellington College.[1]

Phipps served with the British Army like his father, a member of the Royal Army Medical Corps. An officer in the Royal Hampshire Regiment, Phipps played his rugby for English club Rosslyn Park, as well as the Army.[2] He was capped five times for Ireland as a three-quarter, debuting against England at Twickenham in the 1950 Five Nations.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: McCarthy Out Of Irish XV . . 9 February 1950.
  2. News: George Phipps In British Army Side . . 12 December 1952.
  3. News: Irish Invade Twickenham . . 11 Feb 1950.