Jack Mahony was an Irish international rugby union player.
| Place of birth | Cork, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of death | 14 June 1974 | ||||||||||||||||
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Educated at Christian Brothers College, Cork, Mahony was a CBC rugby and swimming captain, while also playing hurling for the school. He captained the Munster Schools representative rugby team.[1]
Mahony gained an Ireland cap in a match against the 1923 grand slam-winning England team at Leicester, with persistent injuries derailing his career thereafter.[2] He played club rugby for Cork Constitution and Dolphin.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Hodkinson, Ger. "Jack Mahony 1923 (Int No. 434) 1 Cap". Dolphin RFC.
- ^ "Ireland's Chances at Lansdowne Road". Sport (Dublin). 24 February 1923.
External links
edit- Jack Mahony at ESPNscrum