Thomas Taggart (rugby union)
| Date of birth | 13 October 1866 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Bushmills, County Antrim, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 18 February 1945 (aged 78) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Portrush, County Antrim, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| University | Trinity College Dublin | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Solicitor | ||||||||||||||||
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Thomas Taggart (13 October 1866 — 18 February 1945) was an Irish international rugby union player.
Taggart was born in Bushmills, County Antrim, and educated Trinity College Dublin.[1]
A forward, Taggart played with Dublin University and was capped once for Ireland, playing against Wales at Blackheath during the 1887 Home Nations Championship.[1]
Taggart practised as a solicitor in Ballymoney.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Death of Dr. T. Taggart". Ballymena Weekly Telegraph. 23 February 1945.
- ^ "Obituary". The Irish Law Times and Solicitors' Journal. 79: 52. 1945.
External links
[edit]- Thomas Taggart at ESPNscrum