Paddy Lawlor Explained

Paddy Lawlor
Full Name:Patrick John Lawlor
Birth Date:21 March 1928
Birth Place:Dublin, Ireland
Death Place:Barcelona, Spain
Position:Lock
Repyears1:1951–56
Repcaps1:12
Reppoints1:3

Patrick John Lawlor (21 March 1928 — 26 May 2015) was an Irish international rugby union player.[1]

Born in Dublin, Lawlor was the elder brother of Olympic hammer thrower John Lawlor.[2]

Lawlor, a lock, played much of his rugby with Clontarf and was a Leinster representative player. He won 12 Ireland caps, debuting against Scotland at Murrayfield during their championship-winning 1951 Five Nations campaign. His international career included Ireland's 1952 tour of South America, where he made an uncapped appearance against Argentina.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lawlor, Patrick John: Death . Irish Times Family Notices.
  2. News: Lawlor hammered his way to Boston . . 9 May 1987.
  3. News: Paddy Lawlor Joins Corinthians . Galway Observer . 14 January 1961.