| Full name | Patrick John Lawlor | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1928-03-21)21 March 1928 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 26 May 2015(2015-05-26) (aged 87) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Barcelona, Spain | ||||||||||||||||
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Patrick John Lawlor (21 March 1928 — 26 May 2015) was an Irish international rugby union player.
Born in Dublin, Lawlor was the elder brother of Olympic hammer thrower John Lawlor.
Lawlor, a lock, played much of his rugby with Clontarf and was a Leinster representative player. He won 12 Ireland caps, debuting against Scotland at Murrayfield during their championship-winning 1951 Five Nations campaign. His international career included Ireland's 1952 tour of South America, where he made an uncapped appearance against Argentina.
See also
References
- "Lawlor, Patrick John: Death". Irish Times Family Notices.
- "Lawlor hammered his way to Boston". Irish Independent. 9 May 1987.
- "Paddy Lawlor Joins Corinthians". Galway Observer. 14 January 1961.
External links
- Paddy Lawlor at ESPNscrum