Cornelius Griffin (rugby union)
| Full name | Cornelius Stephen Griffin | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 31 October 1923 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | St Pancras, London, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 16 December 1981 (aged 58) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Winchester, England | ||||||||||||||||
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Cornelius Stephen Griffin (31 October 1923 — 16 December 1981) was an Irish international rugby union player.
Born in St Pancras, London, Griffin played for London Irish and capped by Ireland in 1951, as a wing three-quarter for the first two matches of their championship-winning Five Nations campaign.[1][2]
Griffin joined Havant RFC in 1952 when he relocated to Portsmouth. He later played for Portsmouth RFC, where he took over as captain in 1954. While in Portsmouth, Griffin represented Hampshire.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Four New Irish Caps". Dundee Courier. 15 January 1951.
- ^ "Ireland's Victory Over France". Belfast News-Letter. 29 January 1951.
- ^ "New Rugby Captain". Hampshire Telegraph. 20 August 1954.
External links
[edit]- Cornelius Griffin at ESPNscrum