| Full name | Michael Joseph Dunne | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1906-07-14)14 July 1906 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 7 February 1967(1967-02-07) (aged 60) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Castleknock College | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Solicitor | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Michael Joseph Dunne (14 July 1906 — 7 February 1967) was an Irish international rugby union player.
Dunne was born in Dublin and educated at Castleknock College.
A second row forward, Dunne captained Dublin-based club Lansdowne and was capped 16 times for Ireland between 1928 and 1934. He also gained selection for the 1930 British & Irish Lions, playing 10 matches during tours of New Zealand and Australia, but none of the international fixtures.
Dunne was a solicitor by profession and practised in Dublin.
See also
References
- "Another Irish Rugby Team Change". Dundee Courier. 12 February 1932.
- ^ "#273 Mickey Dunne". British & Irish Lions.
- "Former rugby international". Belfast Telegraph. 10 February 1967.
- Watterson, Johnny (29 June 2017). "When the All Blacks had to wear white". The Irish Times.
External links
- Mike Dunne at ESPNscrum