| Full name | John Samuel Synge | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1906-07-12)12 July 1906 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 26 August 1982(1982-08-26) (aged 76) | ||||||||||||||||
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John Samuel Synge (12 July 1906 — 26 August 1982) was an Irish international rugby union player.
Synge, born in Dublin, was educated at St Columba's College and Clare College, Cambridge.
A Cambridge rugby blue, Synge was a robust forward who was at his best on the loose and gained his only Ireland cap as a wing-forward, deputing for Charles Payne against Scotland at Lansdowne Road in 1929.
See also
References
- "Roundwood and Rugby". Wicklow People. 2 March 1929.
- "Brighter Hopes For Ireland Against Scotland". Daily Express. 21 February 1929.
- ""Blue" Fills Vacancy". Leeds Mercury. 21 February 1929.
External links
- John Synge at ESPNscrum