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Paul McGrath is an Irish former professional footballer, who played as a defender. Mainly a centre back, he also played as defensive midfielder. McGrath is widely considered to be one of the greatest Irish players of all time. He spent the majority of his career at Aston Villa and Manchester United. He is one of only six defenders to have won the PFA Players' Player of the Year award. He also played for St Patrick's Athletic, Derby County and Sheffield United.
Wakefield RFC was an English rugby union club, founded in 1901 and folded in 2004 as a result of poor finances, with a trading loss of £105,000 for the season and unsecured creditors' loans of approximately £640,000. The club's final season was in 2003–04 when they were relegated after losing to Coventry RFC in their final match. The club was based at College Grove in Wakefield, West Yorkshire.
Scott Byron Grix is a former Ireland international rugby league footballer who last played as a fullback, stand-off for Halifax Panthers in the Betfred Championship.
University College Dublin Rugby Football Club is based in Dublin, Ireland, and plays in Division 1A of the All-Ireland League. They play their home games at UCD Bowl.
Andy Kelly, also known by the nicknames of "Boot", and "Big Andy", is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s, and coached in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity (captain), Hull Kingston Rovers and the Illawarra Steelers, as a second-row, and has coached at representative level for Ireland, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity/Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, Gateshead Thunder, Featherstone Rovers and the Dewsbury Rams.
Antony Lawley 'Tim' Warr was an English rugby union player who represented the England national rugby union team. He also played first-class cricket with Oxford University.
Keith Holliday was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s, and coached in the 1960s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and Yorkshire (captain), and at club level for Eastmoor ARLFC, Wakefield Trinity (captain), and Bramley, as a centre, stand-off, or scrum-half, i.e. number 3 or 4, 6, or 7, and coached at club level for Bramley.
Ernest "Ernie" Pollard was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity (captain), Leeds and Bradford Northern, as a centre, or stand-off, i.e. number 3 or 4, or, 6. Ernie Pollard's career was ended in October 1938 when he suffered a severe knee injury.
Stanley "Stan" Smith was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s, and coached in the 1940s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England, Rugby League XIII and Yorkshire, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity and Leeds as a wing, i.e. number 2 or 5, and coached at club level for Featherstone Rovers.
David Malcolm Rollitt was an England rugby union international and teacher, who won eleven caps between 1967 and 1975. He played in the position of No 8.
Philip Joseph Taylor was an England rugby union international No.8 winning six caps between 1955 and 1962.
Daniel Frederick Rambaut was an Irish psychiatrist, one of the pioneers of modern psychiatry, and an Ireland rugby union international.
John Christopher Daly was an Irish rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Ireland and Munster Rugby, at invitational level for Barbarian F.C., and at club level for Cobh Pirates RFC, Cork Constitution and London Irish, as a prop, i.e. number 1 or 3, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Other Nationalities and British Empire XIII, and at club level for Huddersfield and the Featherstone Rovers, as a prop, i.e. number 8 or 10, during the era of contested scrums. When Jack Daly ran onto the playing field he used to do a double somersault, and before international matches he would do double back-somersaults to confirm his fitness.
Jack McGrath is a former Irish rugby union player who played loosehead prop. He played professionally for Leinster and Ulster and has also played international rugby for Ireland and the British and Irish Lions.
The Great Britain women's national rugby league team, also known as the Great Britain Lionesses, represents Great Britain in Women's rugby league. They are administered by the Rugby Football League. The Great Britain Lionesses have placed third in every Women's Rugby League World Cup in which they have competed. In 2006, the RFL announced that after the 2007 All Golds Tour the Great Britain team would no longer compete on a regular basis, and that players would be able to represent England, Wales and Scotland at Test level. It is planned that the Great Britain team will come together in future only for occasional tours, same as the Great Britain Lions.
Luke McGrath is an Irish rugby union player for Leinster Rugby. His preferred position is scrum-half. He made his senior debut in May 2012 against the Newport Gwent Dragons and represented Ireland at underage grades. In May 2014 it was announced that he had signed a contract to join the senior squad following promotion from the academy.
Michael McGrath is an Irish rugby union player for Clontarf FC where he plays as a wing. He also plays for the Ireland national rugby sevens team as a forward.
Derek McGrath is a former Irish rugby union international player who played for the Irish national rugby union team. Educated at St Michael's College, Dublin, he played as a flanker.
Gordon Bonner (1907-1985) was a rugby union international who was part of the British and Irish Lions team that toured New Zealand and Australia in 1930. He never represented England, and later changed code to play Rugby league.
Robbie McGrath is a former Irish international rugby union player. His playing position was as scrum-half.