Richard Costello (rugby union) explained

Richard Costello
Full Name:Richard Anthony Costello
Birth Date:8 March 1964
Birth Place:Limerick, Ireland
Height:6 ft 7 in
Position:Lock
Repyears1:1993
Repcaps1:1
Reppoints1:0

Richard Anthony Costello (born 8 March 1964) is an Irish former rugby union international.

Costello, born in Limerick, was a 6 ft 7 in lock who was capped once for Ireland, against Scotland at Murrayfield in the 1993 Five Nations Championship.[1] He played his rugby for Garryowen and Munster.[2]

A publican by profession, Costello and his family have been running The Locke Bar in Limerick since 1989.[3]

Costello received a kidney from his wife Anna in 2013 following three years of declining health. In 2010, he had been told both his kidneys were failing and had been going through dialysis, before the successful kidney transplant operation.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Air raider Richard could be Reaching . . 14 January 1993.
  2. News: Ward . Colm . Six Limerick athletes on the Irish Transplant Team . . 21 July 2014 . en.
  3. News: Are we there yet? Keeping a firm focus on the finish line . . 22 November 2020 . en.
  4. News: Raleigh . David . Wife's kidney gave rugby star 'second chance at life' . Irish Independent . 29 March 2013 . en.