Mick Leahy (rugby union) explained

Mick Leahy
Full Name:Michael William Leahy
Birth Date:6 June 1935
Birth Place:Woodford, Co. Galway, Ireland
Height:6 ft 2 in
Occupation:Policeman
University:University College Cork
Position:Lock
Repyears1:1964
Repcaps1:1
Reppoints1:0

Michael William Leahy (6 June 1935 – 16 November 2023) was an Irish international rugby union player.

Leahy hailed from Woodford in County Galway and was taught his rugby by the village's only previous international, winger Dickie Roche.[1] He gained an Ireland cap against Wales during the 1964 Five Nations and was a Munster Senior Cup-winner with Highfield.[2] A second-rower, Leahy also competed for University College Cork and Connacht.[3]

A Gardaí superintendent, Leahy had four sons who won Munster Schools titles passing through Crescent College. One of his sons, Kelvin, was capped by Ireland on their 1992 tour of New Zealand and another, Shane, played for Ireland A.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Rugby . Galway Observer . 29 February 1964.
  2. News: Highfield tap into spirit of '66 heroes . . 4 November 2016 . en.
  3. News: Millar Recalled . . 23 March 1964.
  4. News: Final glory day for four Leahy brothers and the Crescent . Irish Independent . 22 January 2001 . en.