Charles Hanrahan

Charles Hanrahan
Full nameCharles J. Hanrahan
Date of birth1903 (1903)
Place of birthClonmel, Co. Tipperary, Ireland
Date of death(1969-02-28)28 February 1969
Place of deathCork, Co. Cork Ireland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop / No. 8
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1926–32 Ireland 20 (3)

Charles J. Hanrahan (1903 — 1969) was an Irish international rugby union player.

Hanrahan was born in Clonmel played for Cork-based club Dolphin RFC. He was capped 20 times for Ireland between 1926 and 1932, utilised primarily as a front row forward.[1] A bank manager by profession, Hanrahan served on the IRFU selection committee for the 1948 grand slam and was elected the union's president in 1954.[2]

  1. ^ "Irish rugby celebrity". Belfast Telegraph. 1 March 1969.
  2. ^ "Munster man is I.R.F.U. President". Ireland's Saturday Night. 30 October 1954.