| Full name | Matthew David Kiely | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 27 February 1935 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Cork, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 27 July 2025 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Cork | ||||||||||||||||
| University | University College Cork | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Surgeon | ||||||||||||||||
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Matthew David Kiely is an Irish former international rugby union player.
Kiely is a native of Cork and played his rugby for University College Cork during his medical studies. He won five Ireland caps, debuting against Wales in the 1962 Five Nations, a delayed match which didn't take place until November due to a smallpox epidemic in Wales. His other international matches all came in the 1963 Five Nations. [1] He was a Munster representative player, as was his younger brother Paddy. [2]
A surgeon by profession, Kiely was also an amateur golfer. [3] [4]