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Fergus Keogh

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Fergus Keogh
Full nameFergus Stephen Keogh
Date of birth(1939-06-28)28 June 1939
Place of birthDublin, Ireland
Date of death29 March 2010(2010-03-29) (aged 70)
Place of deathBangkok, Thailand
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1964 Ireland 2 (6)

Fergus Stephen Keogh (28 June 1939 – 29 March 2010) was an Irish international rugby union player.

A fullback, Keogh was a renowned goal-kicker and played his rugby with Bective Rangers.[1] He was capped twice by Ireland in the 1964 Five Nations, marking his against Wales at Lansdowne Road with two penalties goals.[2]

Keogh immigrated to Australia with his family in 1967 and played for Sydney club Western Suburbs.[3] He later settled on the Queensland Sunshine Coast and died in 2010 while in Thailand, aged 70.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ "Irish selectors keep fingers crossed". Belfast Telegraph. 8 January 1965.
  2. ^ "Irish Courage Could Hold The Might Of The Welsh". Belfast News-Letter. 9 March 1964.
  3. ^ "Keogh May Play Against Ireland". Belfast Telegraph. 18 April 1967.
  4. ^ "Keogh Fergus Stephen: Death". Irish Times. Archived from the original on May 25, 2017. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
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