Tom Clancy (rugby union)

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Tom Clancy
Full nameThomas Patrick John Clancy
Date of birth (1962-03-15) 15 March 1962 (age 62)
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1988–89 Ireland 9 (0)

Thomas Patrick John Clancy (born 15 March 1962) is an Irish former rugby union international.

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Born and raised in Dublin, Clancy was a loosehead prop who was capped in nine Test matches for Ireland across 1988 and 1989. He played club rugby for Lansdowne and represented and captained Connaught at provincial level, having earlier appeared with Leinster at u19 and u20 levels. He represented Ireland A and Ireland u25. [1] At the time of his Ireland call up, Clancy was employed as a sales executive. During his career he toured France, New Zealand and North America with Ireland [2] He now lives in Arklow in County Wicklow and is a published poet. [3] Clancy is also an accomplished singer and musician.

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References

  1. "Tom goes from prop to poet". Irish Independent . 9 October 2015.
  2. "Clancy to prop up Ireland's pack". The Guardian . 25 February 1988.
  3. Conchúir, Daragh Ó (18 October 2015). "From loosehead to poet, Tom Clancy takes it all in his stride". Irish Examiner .