Henry Wall (rugby union)
| Date of birth | 1 December 1935 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Cork, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 23 August 2016 (aged 80) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Cork, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Castleknock College | ||||||||||||||||
| University | University College Dublin | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Veterinarian | ||||||||||||||||
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Henry Wall (1 December 1935 — 23 August 2016) was an Irish rugby union international.
Wall was born in Cork and educated at Castleknock College.[1]
A number eight, Wall played his early rugby for University College Dublin while studying for a veterinary degree and captained the club for two seasons. He played provincial rugby for Munster, notably scoring a try against the touring All Blacks in 1964.[2] The following year, Wall was called up by Ireland for the 1965 Five Nations, to replace an injured Ronnie Lamont. He was aged 28 and playing at the time for Cork club Dolphin. Capped twice, Wall debuted in Ireland's win over Scotland at Murrayfield and also played in the loss to Wales in Cardiff.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Henry Wall, class '54". KnockUnion.ie. 23 August 2016.
- ^ "Wall, 28, gets first Ireland rugby cap". Belfast Telegraph. 18 February 1965.
- ^ "No. 8 Henry Wall". Belfast Telegraph. 8 March 1965.
External links
[edit]- Henry Wall at ESPNscrum
Categories:
- 1935 births
- 2016 deaths
- Irish rugby union players
- Ireland international rugby union players
- Rugby union number eights
- Rugby union players from Cork (city)
- University College Dublin R.F.C. players
- Dolphin RFC players
- Munster Rugby players
- People educated at Castleknock College
- Alumni of University College Dublin