Jim McCarthy (rugby union)
McCarthy in New Zealand in 1950 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | James Stephen McCarthy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1924-06-30)30 June 1924 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Cork, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 21 April 2015(2015-04-21) (aged 90) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Stephen McCarthy (30 June 1924 – 21 April 2015) was an Irish rugby union player who played for Munster, the Irish national team, and the British and Irish Lions.[1] He was a member of the Grand Slam winning Irish squad in the 1948 Five Nations Championship.[2]
References
- ^ "Munster legend Jim McCarthy dies aged 90: A great character and an even greater player". Independent.ie.
- ^ Mulqueen, Charlie (22 April 2015). "Ireland mourns Slam hero Jim McCarthy". Retrieved 24 April 2015.
External links
- Jim McCarthy at ESPNscrum
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| Coach | Leslie B. Osborne |
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| To the First World War |
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| To the Second World War |
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| To the present day |
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