John Daly (rugby)

John Daly
Personal information
Full nameJohn Christopher Daly
Born12 December 1917
Cobh, Ireland
Died10 October 1988(1988-10-10) (aged 70)
Chertsey, England
Playing information
Rugby union
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Cobh Pirates RFC
Cork Constitution
London Irish
Total 0 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Barbarian F.C. ≥1
Munster Rugby ≥1
1947–48 Ireland 7 1 0 0 3
Rugby league
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1948–51 Huddersfield 83 6 0 18
1951–53 Featherstone Rovers 46 1 0 3
Total 129 7 0 0 21
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1949 British Empire XIII 1 0 0 0 0
1950–53 Other Nationalities 7 0 0 0 0
Source: [1][2]

John Christopher Daly (12 December 1917 – 10 October 1988) was an Irish rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Ireland and Munster Rugby, at invitational level for Barbarian F.C., and at club level for Cobh Pirates RFC, Cork Constitution and London Irish, as a prop, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Other Nationalities and British Empire XIII, and at club level for Huddersfield and Featherstone Rovers, as a prop.[3] When Jack Daly ran onto the playing field he used to do a double somersault, and before international matches he would do double back-somersaults to confirm his fitness.[4]

  1. ^ "Statistics at espnscrum.com (RU)". espnscrum.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org (RL)". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  3. ^ Bailey, Ron (1956). The Official History Of Featherstone Rovers R.L.F.C.. Wakefield Express. ASIN: B00O1TLDPC
  4. ^ "Profile at london-irish.co.uk". london-irish.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.