Jack Mahony (rugby union) explained

Jack Mahony
Birth Place:Cork, Ireland
Position:No. 8
Repyears1:1923
Repcaps1:1
Reppoints1:0

Jack Mahony was an Irish international rugby union player.

Educated at Christian Brothers College, Cork, Mahony was a CBC rugby and swimming captain, while also playing hurling for the school. He captained the Munster Schools representative rugby team.[1]

Mahony gained an Ireland cap in a match against the 1923 grand slam-winning England team at Leicester, with persistent injuries derailing his career thereafter.[2] He played club rugby for Cork Constitution and Dolphin.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hodkinson . Ger . Jack Mahony 1923 (Int No. 434) 1 Cap . Dolphin RFC.
  2. News: Ireland's Chances at Lansdowne Road . Sport (Dublin) . 24 February 1923.