Robin Godfrey

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Robin Godfrey
Full nameRobin Patrick Godfrey
Date of birth (1931-09-16) 16 September 1931 (age 93)
Place of birth Tilbury, Essex, England
School Stonyhurst College
University Trinity College Dublin
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1954 Ireland 2 (0)

Robin Patrick Godfrey (born 16 September 1931) is an English-born Ireland international rugby union player. [1]

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Born in Tilbury, Essex, Godfrey attended Stonyhurst College and was a member of their team which won a public schools sevens title. He was an England Schoolboys representative player. While studying at Trinity College Dublin, Godfrey would return to Lancashire during his vacations to play with the Waterloo club. [2]

Godfrey is of Irish descent on both sides of his family and prior to his Ireland caps had represented Munster against the 1953–54 All Blacks. He was capped twice for Ireland in 1954, debuting against Scotland at Belfast. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Will is be Rimmer at fly half?". Liverpool Daily Post . 5 September 1956.
  2. ↑ "Waterloo's Irish Cap". Liverpool Echo . 20 February 1954.
  3. ↑ "Park double feature in Ireland". Liverpool Daily Post. 16 February 1954.
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