Jack Deryck Erle Monteith (24 August 1922 — 26 June 1992) was an Irish rugby union international.
| Full name | Jack Deryck Erle Monteith | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 24 August 1922 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ballymoney, County Antrim | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 26 June 1992 (aged 69) | ||||||||||||||||
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Career
editMonteith, a centre, played his rugby for Malone, Queen's University and Ulster.[1]
Capped three times by Ireland in the 1947 Five Nations Championship, Monteith debuted in a win over England at Lansdowne Road, then led the team for the next two fixtures, after incumbent captain Con Murphy was dropped from the side. These remained his only Ireland caps.[2]
Personal life
editEldest son of a Ballymoney dentist, Monteith had one brother and four sisters.[3] He was a close friend in his later years of athlete Mary Peters.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Monteith Shines". News Letter. 16 February 1948.
- ^ "Ireland Captain Dropped". Western Mail. 10 February 1947.
- ^ "Mr J. W. Monteith". News Letter. 7 April 1950.
- ^ Wooldridge, Ian (16 February 2012). Searching for Heroes: Fifty Years of Exhilarating Sport. Hachette UK. ISBN 9781444732214.