Noel Francis Byrne (born 18 December 1938) is an Irish former international rugby union player.
| Full name | Noel Francis Byrne | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 18 December 1938 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Curragh, Kildare, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
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Born in Curragh, County Kildare, Byrne is the younger brother of 1950s Ireland winger Seamus and played his early rugby with Naas.[1] He was a three-quarter and won his solitary Ireland cap while playing with University College Dublin, replacing an injured Niall Brophy for a 1962 Five Nations match against France in Paris.[2]
Byrne became a dentist in Bray.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "From Naas Acorns future Grand Slam victors grow". Irish Independent. 3 April 2009.
- ^ "Frank Byrne gets first Irish 'cap'". Belfast Telegraph. 11 April 1962.
- ^ "Rugby strong in Greystones". Wicklow People. 14 August 1971.