| Full name | John Francis Dooley | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1934-08-10)10 August 1934 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Galway, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 7 March 2009(2009-03-07) (aged 74) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Salthill, Galway, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
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John Francis Dooley (10 August 1934 — 7 March 2009) was an Irish international rugby union player.
Biography
Born in Galway, Dooley was an Ireland Universities soccer international, but found more success as a rugby player, gaining three Ireland caps as a centre in the 1959 Five Nations. He scored a try in Ireland's win over Scotland at Murrayfield and later featured on the 1961 tour of South Africa, where he was a reserve for the one-off match against the Springboks. His club rugby was played with Galwegians, which he captained.
Dooley married the daughter of ex-Galway mayor Joseph Costello.
See also
References
- "Johnny Dooley Stars". Galway Observer. 23 March 1957.
- "Johnny Dooley Goes lt Alone to South Africa". Galway Observer. 18 March 1961.
- "Johnny Dooley is Captain of Galwegians". Galway Observer. 23 May 1959.
- "Big Crowds At Fashionable Wedding". Galway Observer. 3 October 1964.
External links
- Johnny Dooley at ESPNscrum