Joseph Neill
| Full name | Joseph McFerran Neill | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 10 May 1905 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Whitehead, County Antrim, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 10 June 1967 (aged 62) | ||||||||||||||||
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Joseph McFerran Neill (10 June 1905 — 10 June 1967) was an Irish international rugby union player.
Born in Whitehead, County Antrim, Neill was educated at Royal Belfast Academical Institution and Queen's University Belfast.[1] He gained an Ireland cap as a wing-forward against France at Belfast in 1926. After graduating from Queen's University, Neill began working for the Belfast Harbour Commissioners and became chief engineer in 1956.[2][3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Neill, Joseph McFerran". Dictionary of Irish Architects.
- ^ "Chief Harbour Engineer". Belfast Telegraph. 12 June 1967.
- ^ "Obituary". Larne Times. 15 June 1967.
External links
[edit]- Joseph Neill at ESPNscrum