Johnny Dooley (rugby union)

Johnny Dooley

Full name	John Francis Dooley
Date of birth	(1934-08-10)10 August 1934
Place of birth	Galway, Ireland
Date of death	7 March 2009(2009-03-07) (aged 74)
Place of death	Salthill, Galway, Ireland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1959 Ireland 3 (3)

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

• List of Ireland national rugby union players

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.

External links

• Johnny Dooley at ESPNscrum