Birth name | Benjamin Gordon Malison Wood | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 20 June 1931 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Limerick, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 18 May 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 97.52 kg (215 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Crescent College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Keith Wood (son) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Benjamin Gordon Malison Wood (20 June 1931 – 18 May 1982)[2] was a rugby union footballer who represented Ireland and the British and Irish Lions during the 1950s and early 1960s. He also played for both Garryowen and Munster. His son Keith Wood would later play for the same four teams.[3]