Jack Molony Explained

Jack Molony
Full Name:Jack Ursala Molony
Birth Date:21 October 1924
Birth Place:Thurles, Ireland
Death Place:Donnybrook, Dublin, Ireland
Position:Second row
Repyears1:1950
Repcaps1:1
Reppoints1:0

Jack Ursala Molony (21 October 1924 — 9 September 2008) was an Irish international rugby union player.

Molony attended CBS Thurles and Roscrea College, then studied medicine at University College Dublin, where he won a Leinster Senior Cup as a varsity rugby player in 1948. He also competed for Bective Rangers, Leinster and was capped once for Ireland, playing in the second row against Scotland at Lansdowne Road during the 1950 Five Nations.[1]

A doctor, Molony specialised in the field of rheumatology.[2]

Molony's grandson, Ross Molony, played for Leinster and Ireland Wolfhounds.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Four changes in XV to meet Scotland . . 13 February 1950.
  2. News: Culliton . Gary . Remembered and respected: Dr Jack Molony, 1924-2008 . . 9 December 2008 . en.
  3. News: 'I'm hoping I can go on and do that for them' - Ross Molony's family ties as he pushes for first Ireland cap . . 29 June 2021 . en.