Paddy McGrath | |
Full Name: | Patrick John McGrath |
Birth Date: | 20 August 1941 |
Birth Place: | Burma |
School: | Rockwell College |
University: | University College Cork |
Position: | Wing |
Repyears1: | 1965–67 |
Repcaps1: | 10 |
Reppoints1: | 12 |
Patrick John McGrath (born 20 August 1941) is an Irish former rugby union international.
Born in Burma, McGrath attended Rockwell College and was a good schoolboy athlete, winning All-Ireland junior titles in the 100 metres hurdles and pole vault.[1] Most suited to the wing, he played his rugby for Munster and University College Cork, where he studied medicine.[2] He was capped 10 times for Ireland between 1965 and 1967, scoring four tries.[3]