Alan Duggan
| Full name | Alan Thomas Anthony Duggan | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 11 June 1942 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
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Alan Thomas Anthony Duggan (born 11 June 1942) is an Irish former rugby union international.
Duggan, born in Dublin, was a winger who played for Lansdowne, Leinster and Ireland during his career.[1]
Capped 25 times for Ireland, Duggan debuted against the All Blacks at Lansdowne Road in 1963 and was on Ireland's historic 1967 tour of Australia, where they secured a first ever away win over the Wallabies.[1] His 11 international tries set a then record for an Ireland winger. A broken leg brought an end to his career at the age of 30.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "On a cold December day Ireland's '15 victims' almost slayed the All Blacks". The Irish Times. 13 November 2018.
- ^ "Rugby". The Scotsman. 4 August 1973.
External links
[edit]- Alan Duggan at ESPNscrum