| Full name | Ronald Gavin Craig | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1916-04-14)14 April 1916 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 1 June 2009(2009-06-01) (aged 93) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| University | Queen's University | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Presbyterian minister | ||||||||||||||||
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Ronald Gavin Craig (14 April 1916 — 1 June 2009) was an Irish international rugby union player.
Biography
Born in Belfast, Craig gained two Ireland caps as a 21-year old Queen's University student, playing fullback for matches against Scotland at Murrayfield and Wales at Swansea. He also played in Belfast for North of Ireland and later joined Armagh, kicking the winning penalty goal in the 1947 Ulster Towns Cup final against Bangor.
Craig was a Presbyterian minister and served as a moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland. His church commitments limited his promising cricket career with Woodvale as he was unable to play on Sundays.
See also
References
- "Ireland At Murrayfield". Belfast News-Letter. 26 February 1938.
- "Ireland's Changes". Belfast Telegraph. 25 February 1938.
- "Armagh defeat Bangor in final". Belfast News-Letter. 8 April 1947.
- "Death of Reverend Ronnie Craig". BBC News. 2 June 2009.
External links
- Ronnie Craig at ESPNscrum
- 1916 births
- 2009 deaths
- Irish rugby union players
- Ireland international rugby union players
- Rugby union players from Belfast
- Rugby union fullbacks
- North of Ireland F.C. players
- Queen's University RFC players
- 20th-century Presbyterian ministers from Northern Ireland
- Moderators of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland