Gordon Wood (rugby union)

Gordon Wood
Birth nameBenjamin Gordon Malison Wood
Date of birth20 June 1931
Place of birthLimerick, Ireland
Date of death18 May 1982
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight97.52 kg (215 lb)
SchoolCrescent College
Notable relative(s)Keith Wood (son)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
Garryowen
Lansdowne[1]
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Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
Munster ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1954–1961
1959
Ireland
British and Irish Lions
29
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0(0)

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]

  1. ^ www.aisrca.com Archived 20 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ www.scrum.com
  3. ^ "garryowenrugby.com". Archived from the original on 12 February 2009. Retrieved 27 December 2008.