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Johnny Fortune

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Johnny Fortune
Full nameJohn Joseph Fortune
Date of birth(1933-12-01)1 December 1933
Place of birthDublin, Ireland
Date of death28 September 2015(2015-09-28) (aged 81)
Place of deathBalbriggan, Co. Dublin, Ireland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1963–64 Ireland 2 (3)

John Joseph Fortune (1 December 1933 – 28 September 2015) was an Irish international rugby union player.

Fortune was born in Dublin to parents from Enniscorthy.[1]

A winger, Fortune played his rugby for Clontarf and Leinster, with two Ireland caps.[2] He made his debut against the All Blacks at Lansdowne Road in 1963 and scored the match's opening try, which would have given Ireland the win but for a late penalty goal by Don Clarke.[3] His other cap came against England at Twickenham in the 1964 Five Nations.[1]

Fortune worked at ESB and lived for 40 years in the town of Balbriggan near Dublin.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Tributes to rugby star Johnny". Irish Independent. 9 October 2015.
  2. ^ McCarry, Patrick (17 November 2013). "All you'll ever need to know about Clontarf Rugby Club". The 42. Archived from the original on 28 January 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  3. ^ "On a cold December day Ireland's '15 victims' almost slayed the All Blacks". The Irish Times. 13 November 2018. Archived from the original on 16 November 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
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