| Birth name | Gerald Percy Doran | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 15 July 1877 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 31 March 1943 (aged 65) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Dún Laoghaire, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Eddie Doran, brother Bertie Doran, brother | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Articled clerk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gerald "Gerry" Percy Doran (15 July 1877 – 31 March 1943)[1] also known as Blucher Doran,[2] was an Irish international rugby union wing who played club rugby for Lansdowne. Doran played international rugby for Ireland and in 1899 he was selected for the British Isles team on its tour of Australia. Doran's older brother Eddie and younger brother, Bertie, also played international rugby for Ireland.
Doran is most notable within rugby for scoring the winning try in the final game of the 1899 Home Nations Championship, which gave Ireland their second Triple Crown.