Terry Kennedy (rugby union, born 1954)

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Terry Kennedy
Full nameTerence Joseph Kennedy
Date of birth (1954-10-19) 19 October 1954 (age 68)
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1978–81 Ireland 13 (4)

Terence Joseph Kennedy (born 19 October 1954) is an Irish former rugby union international. [1]

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A St Mary's College product, Kennedy was a winger known as "the Rat" who played for Leinster at provincial level and earned 13 Test caps for Ireland, debuting against the All Blacks at Lansdowne Road in 1978. He was a member of Ireland's historic 1979 series win in Australia, which the first triumph by a home nation in a southern hemisphere country. [2]

Kennedy's son Terry is an Ireland rugby seven representative. [3]

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References

  1. Scally, John (4 August 2011). 100 Irish Rugby Greats. Random House. ISBN   9781780571423.
  2. "Where are they now? Terence Kennedy (Dublin 19/10/54)". Irish Independent . 9 November 2005.
  3. "Familiar names aiding Ireland's latest bid for U-20 World Cup glory". The Irish Times . 17 June 2016.