| Full name | John Michael Thornton Quirke | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1944-06-26) 26 June 1944 (age 80) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
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John Michael Thornton Quirke (born 26 June 1944) is an Irish barrister and former international rugby union player of the 1960s. He served as a High Court judge from 1997 to 2012.
Born in Dublin, Quirke was capped three times for Ireland, with his first two appearances coming in 1962 while a Blackrock College schoolboy. He was still only 17 when he was called up to play scrum-half against England at Twickenham, a surprise selection which caused a great deal of media hype in the week leading up to the match. After performing well in a losing cause, Quirke retained his place for the next match against Scotland, before being discarded. He gained his third cap much later, as a stand in for Brendan Sherry in 1968.
See also
References
- O'Sullivan, Claire (20 February 2013). "Judge to advise on support scheme". Irish Examiner.
- Jackson, Peter (22 November 2021). "Peter Jackson: Rugby was turned upside down and inside out". Irish Examiner.
- "Three sink as nine go in at deep end in Twickenham". Irish Independent. 29 January 2006.
- "Duggan's Day As Irish Win". Ireland's Saturday Night. 24 February 1968.
External links
- John Quirke at ESPNscrum