Johnny Dooley (rugby union) explained

Johnny Dooley
Full Name:John Francis Dooley
Birth Date:10 August 1934
Birth Place:Galway, Ireland
Death Place:Salthill, Galway, Ireland
Position:Centre
Repyears1:1959
Repcaps1:3
Reppoints1:3

John Francis Dooley (10 August 1934 — 7 March 2009) was an Irish international rugby union player.

Biography

Born in Galway, Dooley was an Ireland Universities soccer international, but found more success as a rugby player, gaining three Ireland caps as a centre in the 1959 Five Nations.[1] He scored a try in Ireland's win over Scotland at Murrayfield and later featured on the 1961 tour of South Africa, where he was a reserve for the one-off match against the Springboks.[2] His club rugby was played with Galwegians, which he captained.[3]

Dooley married the daughter of ex-Galway mayor Joseph Costello.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Johnny Dooley Stars . Galway Observer . 23 March 1957.
  2. News: Johnny Dooley Goes lt Alone to South Africa . Galway Observer . 18 March 1961.
  3. News: Johnny Dooley is Captain of Galwegians . Galway Observer . 23 May 1959.
  4. News: Big Crowds At Fashionable Wedding . Galway Observer . 3 October 1964.