Neville Furlong
| Date of birth | July 18, 1968 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Waterford, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | September 26, 2017 (aged 49) | ||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Galway | ||||||||||||||||
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Neville Furlong (10 July 1968 – 26 September 2017) was an Irish rugby union international player who played as a winger.
Furlong initially played Gaelic football, and was selected at minor and under- 21 levels. He attended University College Galway, where he developed an interest in hurling and played for the university team as well as for Connacht. He was an Irish Army captain.[1]
Furlong played for the Ireland team in 1992, winning 2 caps during the 1992 Ireland tour of New Zealand. He scored one try for Ireland in his second test match against New Zealand on 6 June 1992, which happened to be the last four-point try scored in international rugby as the sport changed its scoring system later in 1992.[2][3]
Furlong died on 26 September 2017 following a long battle against cancer.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Former Ireland winger Neville Furlong passes away". RTÉ Sport. 26 September 2013. Archived from the original on 9 December 2017.
- ^ O'Rourke, Steve (26 September 2017). "Former Ireland international Neville Furlong dies aged 49". The 42. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ^ "Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ^ Kelly, David (27 September 2017). "Neville Furlong - truly one of Irish rugby's bravest sons". Irish Independent. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ^ Fanning, Brendan (26 September 2017). "Former Ireland rugby star Neville Furlong, who scored famous try against the All Blacks, has died aged 49". Irish Independent. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
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