Tom Clancy (rugby union)

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Tom Clancy
Full nameThomas Patrick John Clancy
Date of birth (1962-03-16) 16 March 1962 (age 61)
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 16 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 Connaught at provincial level, having earlier appeared with Leinster as a junior. [1] At the time of his Ireland call up, Clancy was said to be employed as a ladies' cosmetics salesman. [2] He now lives in Arklow in County Wicklow and is a published poet. [3]

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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 .