Mick Sherry

Mick Sherry

Full name	Michael James Alexander Sherry
Date of birth	(1951-06-21) 21 June 1951 (age 73)
Place of birth	Foxford, Co. Mayo, Ireland
Notable relative(s)	Mike Sherry (son)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1975 Ireland 2 (0)

Michael James Alexander Sherry (born 21 June 1951) is an Irish former rugby union international.^[1]

Born in Foxford, County Mayo, Sherry was educated at Cistercian College, Roscrea.^[2]

A flanker, Sherry was capped twice for Ireland in the 1975 Five Nations Championship, for the team's final two fixtures, against France at Lansdowne Road and Wales at the National Stadium, Cardiff. He then dislocated his shoulder playing in the Leinster Cup with Lansdowne, which ruled him out of the remainder of the season.^[3]

Sherry, who is a solicitor by profession, is the father of Ireland and Munster hooker Mike Sherry.^[4]

See also

• List of Ireland national rugby union players

References

1. "New cap Sherry in for Ireland". Evening Post. 13 February 1975.
2. "Rock may be favourites but Roscrea can make history". Irish Independent. 20 March 1999.
3. "Four away split looks likeley". Belfast News-Letter. 19 March 1975.
4. O’Reilly, Peter (1 November 2023). "'Just to be playing is a joy'". The Times.

External links

• Mick Sherry at ESPNscrum