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Frank Quinn (rugby union)

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Frank Quinn
Full nameFrancis Peter Quinn
Date of birth (1954-09-05) 5 September 1954 (age 70)
Place of birthDublin, Ireland
SchoolBelvedere College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1981 Ireland 3 (0)

Francis Peter Quinn (born 5 September 1954) is an Irish former international rugby union player.

Born in Dublin, Quinn is a nephew of Ireland internationals Seamus and Frankie Byrne. He attended Belvedere College and was half-back partner to Ollie Campbell on their 1972 Leinster Schools Senior Cup-winning side.[1]

Quinn, an Old Belvedere player, was capped three times by Ireland in the 1981 Five Nations, playing as a winger against France, Wales and England.[2] He left Irish rugby at the end of the year to take up a job offer in Johannesburg.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ "Rugby: Les rois du toits". Irish Independent. 22 January 2009.
  2. ^ "Munster include Ward in squad". Belfast News-Letter. 12 October 1981.
  3. ^ "Rugby star No. 3 for S. Africa". Belfast Telegraph. 9 October 1981.
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