Adrian Kennedy (rugby union)

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Adrian Kennedy
Full nameAdrian George Kennedy
Date of birth(1932-11-04)4 November 1932
Place of birth Derry, Northern Ireland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Back row
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1956 Ireland 1 (0)

Adrian George Kennedy (born 4 November 1932) is an Irish former international rugby union player.

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Born in Derry, Kennedy attended Clooney School, Foyle College and Queen's University Belfast. [1]

Kennedy played rugby for Queen's University RFC, earning Irish Universities representative honours. He also competed for Belfast clubs Collegians and CIYMS. [2] In 1956, Kennedy was capped for Ireland in the back row of the scrum for a Five Nations match against France at Colombes. [3]

A teacher, Kennedy was a boarding housemaster at Methodist College Belfast and later became a senior administrator in the Londonderry County Borough Education Office. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Educational Office's New 'Second Man'". Londonderry Sentinel . 28 September 1960.
  2. "Bangor unhappy about date of Towns Cup semi-final". Northern Whig . 14 March 1956.
  3. "Place in Irish pack for Cecil Fagan". Birmingham Daily Gazette . 23 January 1956.