| Full name | Philip Martin Crowe | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1910-08-24)24 August 1910 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 13 January 2000(2000-01-13) (aged 89) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Sandymount, Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Blackrock College | ||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Morgan Crowe (brother) James Crowe (nephew) | ||||||||||||||||
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Philip Martin Crowe (24 August 1910 — 13 January 2000) was an Irish international rugby union player.
Born in Dublin, Crowe was the younger brother of Ireland centre Morgan Crowe and attended Blackrock College.
Crowe played for Blackrock College RFC and gained two international caps, debuting at Twickenham as a centre against England in Ireland's championship-winning 1935 Home Nations campaign, despite them dropping this match. His second cap came against the same opponent at Lansdowne Road in 1938, which he had to play out of position at fullback
See also
References
- "Phil Crowe Death". Sunday Independent. 16 January 2000.
- Van Esbeck, Edmund (17 January 2000). "Death of Phil Crowe". The Irish Times.
- "Phil Crowe A New "Cap"". Dundee Courier. 5 February 1935.
- "New Full-Back For Ireland". Daily Express. 7 February 1938.
External links
- Phil Crowe at ESPNscrum