| Full name | Fergus Stephen Keogh | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1939-06-28)28 June 1939 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 29 March 2010(2010-03-29) (aged 70) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Bangkok, Thailand | ||||||||||||||||
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Fergus Stephen Keogh (28 June 1939 – 29 March 2010) was an Irish international rugby union player.
A fullback, Keogh was a renowned goal-kicker and played his rugby with Bective Rangers. He was capped twice by Ireland in the 1964 Five Nations, marking his against Wales at Lansdowne Road with two penalties goals.
Keogh immigrated to Australia with his family in 1967 and played for Sydney club Western Suburbs. He later settled on the Queensland Sunshine Coast and died in 2010 while in Thailand, aged 70.
See also
References
- "Irish selectors keep fingers crossed". Belfast Telegraph. 8 January 1965.
- "Irish Courage Could Hold The Might Of The Welsh". Belfast News-Letter. 9 March 1964.
- "Keogh May Play Against Ireland". Belfast Telegraph. 18 April 1967.
- "Keogh Fergus Stephen: Death". Irish Times. Archived from the original on May 25, 2017. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
External links
- Fergus Keogh at ESPNscrum