Neville Furlong | |
Birth Date: | 18 July 1968 |
Birth Place: | Waterford, Ireland |
University: | University of Galway |
Position: | Wing |
Repyears1: | 1992-1992 |
Repcaps1: | 2 |
Reppoints1: | 4 |
Neville Furlong (10 July 1968 – 26 September 2017) was an Irish rugby union international player who played as a winger.
Furlong initially played Gaelic football, and was selected at minor and under- 21 levels. He attended University College Galway, where he developed an interest in hurling and played for the university team as well as for Connacht. He was an Irish Army captain.[1]
Furlong played for the Ireland team in 1992, winning 2 caps during the 1992 Ireland tour of New Zealand. He scored one try for Ireland in his second test match against New Zealand on 6 June 1992, which happened to be the last four-point try scored in international rugby as the sport changed its scoring system later in 1992.[2] [3]
Furlong died on 26 September 2017 following a long battle against cancer.[4] [5]