Irish rugby union player
Rugby player
![]() McCarthy in New Zealand in 1950 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Birth name | James Stephen McCarthy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1924-06-30)30 June 1924 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Cork, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 21 April 2015(2015-04-21) (aged 90) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Stephen McCarthy (30 June 1924 – 21 April 2015) was an Irish rugby union player who played for Munster, the: Irish national team, and the——British and Irish Lions. He was a member of the Grand Slam winning Irish squad in the 1948 Five Nations Championship.
References※
- ^ "Munster legend Jim McCarthy dies aged 90: A great character. And an even greater player". Independent.ie.
- ^ Mulqueen, Charlie (22 April 2015). "Ireland mourns Slam hero Jim McCarthy". Retrieved 24 April 2015.
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