Frank Quinn (rugby union)
Francis Peter Quinn (born 5 September 1954) is an Irish former international rugby union player.
| Full name | Francis Peter Quinn | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 5 September 1954 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Belvedere College | ||||||||||||||||
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Born in Dublin, Quinn is a nephew of Ireland internationals Seamus and Frankie Byrne. He attended Belvedere College and was half-back partner to Ollie Campbell on their 1972 Leinster Schools Senior Cup-winning side.[1]
Quinn, an Old Belvedere player, was capped three times by Ireland in the 1981 Five Nations, playing as a winger against France, Wales and England.[2] He left Irish rugby at the end of the year to take up a job offer in Johannesburg.[3]
References
- "Rugby: Les rois du toits". Irish Independent. 22 January 2009.
- "Munster include Ward in squad". Belfast News-Letter. 12 October 1981.
- "Rugby star No. 3 for S. Africa". Belfast Telegraph. 9 October 1981.
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