Charles Fitzgerald (rugby union)
| Full name | Charles Conway Fitzgerald | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 1 August 1879 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lurgan, County Armagh, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 10 February 1958 (aged 78) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Royal School Dungannon | ||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Glasgow | ||||||||||||||||
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Charles Conway Fitzgerald (1 August 1879 — 10 February 1958) was an Irish international rugby union player.
Born in Lurgan, County Armagh, Fitzgerald attended the Royal School Dungannon and studied medicine at the University of Glasgow. He played rugby in his youth and was capped three times for Ireland as a wing three-quarter.[1]
Fitzgerald served as an officer in the Royal Army Medical Corps and Royal Flying Corps during World War I.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Dr. C. C. Fitzgerald". Belfast News-Letter. 12 February 1958.
- ^ "Charles Conway FitzgeraldL.R.C.P., L.R.C.S., L.R.F.P.S." www.ramc-ww1.com.
External links
[edit]- Charles Fitzgerald at ESPNscrum
Categories:
- 1879 births
- 1958 deaths
- Irish rugby union players
- Ireland international rugby union players
- Rugby union players from County Armagh
- Sportspeople from Lurgan
- Rugby union wings
- Royal Army Medical Corps officers
- Royal Flying Corps officers
- British Army personnel of World War I
- People educated at the Royal School Dungannon
- Alumni of the University of Glasgow