Paddy Stokes (rugby union)
| Full name | Patrick Stokes | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 3 April 1890 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Fethard, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 29 October 1970 (aged 80) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Fethard, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
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Patrick Stokes (3 April 1890 – 29 October 1970) was an Irish international rugby union player.
Born in Fethard, County Tipperary, Stokes was the son of an Irish record–holding pole vaulter and attended Rockwell College, before further studies at University College Dublin (UDC).[1]
Stokes was a lightly built wing forward and shares with Tony Courtney the distinction of being the first UCD player to represent Leinster. He was capped 12 times for Ireland, making appearances both sides of World War I. After returning to Fethard, Stokes played his rugby for Garryowen and twice featured in Munster Senior Cup–winning sides.[2][3]
A medical doctor, Stokes was appointed coroner for East Tipperary in 1927.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Passing Of A Noted Athlete". Irish Independent. 2 October 1943.
- ^ "Dr. Stokes and the Ryans". Clonmel Chronicle. 29 January 1921.
- ^ "UCD Take On Combined Universities Side". Irish Rugby. 3 November 2010.
- ^ "Rugby International a Coroner". Irish Independent. 26 January 1927.
External links
[edit]- Paddy Stokes at ESPNscrum
Categories:
- 1890 births
- 1970 deaths
- Irish rugby union players
- Ireland international rugby union players
- Rugby union players from County Tipperary
- People from Fethard, County Tipperary
- Rugby union wing-forwards
- Leinster Rugby players
- University College Dublin R.F.C. players
- People educated at Rockwell College
- 20th-century Irish medical doctors