Frank Byrne (rugby union)
| Full name | Noel Francis Byrne | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 18 December 1938 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Curragh, Kildare, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
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Noel Francis Byrne (born 18 December 1938) is an Irish former international rugby union player.
Born in Curragh, County Kildare, Byrne is the younger brother of 1950s Ireland winger Seamus and played his early rugby with Naas.[1] He was a three-quarter and won his solitary Ireland cap while playing with University College Dublin, replacing an injured Niall Brophy for a 1962 Five Nations match against France in Paris.[2]
Byrne became a dentist in Bray.[3]
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References[edit]
- ^ "From Naas Acorns future Grand Slam victors grow". Irish Independent. 3 April 2009.
- ^ "Frank Byrne gets first Irish 'cap'". Belfast Telegraph. 11 April 1962.
- ^ "Rugby strong in Greystones". Wicklow People. 14 August 1971.