Philip Lawlor
| Full name | Philip John Lawlor | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 2 July 1965 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Co. Kildare, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
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Philip John Lawlor (born 2 July 1965) is an Irish former rugby union international.
Lawlor, a Newbridge College product, grew up in County Kildare and comes from a well known family. His mother Patsy and elder brother Anthony both served in the Seanad Éireann as Senators for Fine Gael.[1]
Originally with Naas RFC, Lawlor later played for Bective Rangers and Leinster as a back-row forward. He was capped three times for Ireland, debuting against Argentina at Lansdowne Road in 1990.[2] His next opportunity came against the touring Australians in 1992 and he featured once in the 1993 Five Nations Championship.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Lawlor's first cap in pack reshuffle". Sunday Independent. 21 October 1990.
- ^ "Call-up for Lawlor in Irish reshuffle". The Daily Telegraph. 22 October 1990.
- ^ "Smith out - Murphy gets cap". South Wales Echo. 26 October 1992.
External links
[edit]- Philip Lawlor at ESPNscrum