Tom Cullen (rugby union) explained

Tom Cullen
Full Name:Thomas Joseph Cullen
Birth Date:5 September 1926
Birth Place:Dublin, Ireland
Position:Scrum-half
Repyears1:1949
Repcaps1:1
Reppoints1:0

Thomas Joseph Cullen was an Irish international rugby union player.[1]

A Dublin-born scrum-half, Cullen played his rugby for University College Dublin and was chosen to partner Jack Kyle for Ireland's opening match of the 1949 Five Nations, against France at Lansdowne Road.[2] He was discarded after Ireland suffered a loss, with Ernest Strathdee recalled in his place.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: When Is An Australia A Scotsman? . . 5 January 1949.
  2. News: The Team to Meet France Is Chock-full of Surprises . . 21 January 1949.
  3. News: Exit Cullen v. England . . 31 January 1949.