George Phipps (rugby union)
| Full name | George Constantine Phipps | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 2 November 1927 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Peshawar, British India | ||||||||||||||||
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George Constantine Phipps (born 2 November 1927) is an Irish former international rugby union player.
Born in Peshawar, Phipps was educated in England, attending Wellington College.[1]
Phipps served with the British Army like his father, a member of the Royal Army Medical Corps. An officer in the Royal Hampshire Regiment, Phipps played his rugby for English club Rosslyn Park, as well as the Army.[2] He was capped five times for Ireland as a three-quarter, debuting against England at Twickenham in the 1950 Five Nations.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "McCarthy Out Of Irish XV". Western Morning News. 9 February 1950.
- ^ "George Phipps In British Army Side". Northern Whig. 12 December 1952.
- ^ "Irish Invade Twickenham". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 11 Feb 1950.
External links
[edit]- George Phipps at ESPNscrum