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Mick Leahy (rugby union)

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Mick Leahy
Full nameMichael William Leahy
Date of birth(1935-06-06)6 June 1935
Place of birthWoodford, Co. Galway, Ireland
Date of death16 November 2023(2023-11-16) (aged 88)
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
UniversityUniversity College Cork
Occupation(s)Policeman
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1964 Ireland 1 (0)

Michael William Leahy (6 June 1935 – 16 November 2023) was an Irish international rugby union player.

Leahy hailed from Woodford in County Galway and was taught his rugby by the village's only previous international, winger Dickie Roche.[1] He gained an Ireland cap against Wales during the 1964 Five Nations and was a Munster Senior Cup-winner with Highfield.[2] A second-rower, Leahy also competed for University College Cork and Connacht.[3]

A Gardaí superintendent, Leahy had four sons who won Munster Schools titles passing through Crescent College. One of his sons, Kelvin, was capped by Ireland on their 1992 tour of New Zealand and another, Shane, played for Ireland A.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ "Rugby". Galway Observer. 29 February 1964.
  2. ^ "Highfield tap into spirit of '66 heroes". Irish Independent. 4 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Millar Recalled". Belfast News-Letter. 23 March 1964.
  4. ^ "Final glory day for four Leahy brothers and the Crescent". Irish Independent. 22 January 2001.
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