Brian McCall (rugby union)
| Full name | Brian William McCall | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 17 June 1959 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Armagh, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
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Brian William McCall (born 17 June 1959) is a former British Army brigadier and engineer from Northern Ireland who was an Ireland rugby union international during the 1980s.[1]
Born in Armagh, Northern Ireland, McCall was educated at The Royal School, Armagh and played for Queen's University, Ulster and London Irish over the course of his career.[2]
McCall was capped as a lock in three Tests for Ireland. He featured in the Triple Crown winning team of 1985 and scored a try against England at Twickenham in 1986.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Nag, Ashoke (21 June 2012). "British Royal Air Force rugby team visiting Kolkata". The Economic Times.
- ^ "Exclusive extract from Donal Lenihan's autobiography: From 'The Sash' to 'The Fields of Athenry'". Irish Examiner. 18 September 2016.
- ^ "Rugby boy, 18, dies after World Cup game collapse". The Telegraph. 29 March 2004.
External links
[edit]- Brian McCall at ESPNscrum
Categories:
- 1959 births
- Living people
- Irish rugby union players
- Ireland international rugby union players
- Rugby union players from County Armagh
- Sportspeople from Armagh (city)
- Rugby union locks
- Queen's University RFC players
- Ulster Rugby players
- London Irish players
- British Army brigadiers
- Engineers from Northern Ireland
- People educated at The Royal School, Armagh