John Francis Dooley (10 August 1934 — 7 March 2009) was an Irish international rugby union player.

Biography

Born in Galway, Dooley was an Ireland Universities soccer international, but found more success as a rugby player, gaining three Ireland caps as a centre in the 1959 Five Nations.[1] He scored a try in Ireland's win over Scotland at Murrayfield and later featured on the 1961 tour of South Africa, where he was a reserve for the one-off match against the Springboks.[2] His club rugby was played with Galwegians, which he captained.[3]

Dooley married the daughter of ex-Galway mayor Joseph Costello.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Johnny Dooley Stars". Galway Observer. 23 March 1957.
  2. ^ "Johnny Dooley Goes lt Alone to South Africa". Galway Observer. 18 March 1961.
  3. ^ "Johnny Dooley is Captain of Galwegians". Galway Observer. 23 May 1959.
  4. ^ "Big Crowds At Fashionable Wedding". Galway Observer. 3 October 1964.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Dooley_(rugby_union)
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