Jim McCarthy (rugby union)
![]() McCarthy in New Zealand in 1950 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Birth name | James Stephen McCarthy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 30 June 1924 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Cork, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 21 April 2015 | (aged 90)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Stephen McCarthy (30 June 1924 – 21 April 2015) was an Irish rugby union player who played for Munster, the Irish national team, and the British and Irish Lions.[1] He was a member of the Grand Slam winning Irish squad in the 1948 Five Nations Championship.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Munster legend Jim McCarthy dies aged 90: A great character and an even greater player". Independent.ie.
- ^ Mulqueen, Charlie (22 April 2015). "Ireland mourns Slam hero Jim McCarthy". Retrieved 24 April 2015.
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Categories:
- 1924 births
- 2015 deaths
- Irish rugby union players
- Ireland international rugby union players
- British & Irish Lions rugby union players from Ireland
- Munster Rugby players
- Rugby union flankers
- Dolphin RFC players
- Rugby union players from County Cork
- Sportspeople from Cork (city)
- Irish rugby union biography stubs