Paddy Agnew (rugby union) explained

Paddy Agnew
Full Name:Patrick Joseph Agnew
Birth Date:18 March 1942
Birth Place:Belfast, Northern Ireland
Death Place:Belfast, Northern Ireland
Position:Prop
Repyears1:1974–76
Repcaps1:2
Reppoints1:0

Patrick Joseph Agnew (18 March 1942 — 15 November 2019) was an Ireland rugby union international from Northern Ireland who played for CIYMS and Ulster.[1]

Eldest of six children, Agnew grew up in Clady, Co. Londonderry and Andersonstown, Belfast. He attended both St Mary's CBS and St Malachy's College in Belfast.[2]

Agnew was an All-Ireland judo champion and competed at the 1967 European Judo Championships, before taking up rugby union at the age of 26 for the CIYMS fourths.[2]

A prop, Agnew was capped twice for Ireland. He made his debut as a replacement against France at the Parc des Princes in the 1974 Five Nations and started against Australia at Lansdowne Road in 1976.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Ace . George . Ulster Gamble Can Pay - But It's Up To Pack . . 6 November 1971.
  2. News: Paddy Agnew: Rugby and judo international was man of remarkable determination, drive and integrity . . 25 January 2020 . en.
  3. News: Ireland's untried men have promise . . 17 January 1976.