Jerry Mullane

Jerry Mullane
Full nameJeremiah Patrick Mullane
Date of birth1906 (1906)
Place of birthNewcastle West, County Limerick, Ireland
Date of death7 April 1930 (aged 23)
Place of deathCork, County Cork, Ireland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing-forward
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1928 Ireland 2 (0)

Jeremiah Patrick Mullane (1906 — 1930) was an Irish international rugby union player.

A native of County Limerick, Mullane attended Blackrock College, where he was rugby captain, and subsequently studied dairy science at University College Cork. He played rugby for Limerick club Bohemians.[1]

Mullane got his Ireland opportunity in 1928 as a replacement for forward Charles Hanrahan, whose brother had been killed in an accident playing rugby. He debuted as a wing-forward against Wales in Cardiff and gained a second cap in an end of year match against France in Paris.[2]

In 1930, Mullane died of a sudden illness in Cork, at the age of 23.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Death of Irish Rugby International". Nottingham and Midland Catholic News. 12 April 1930.
  2. ^ "Change in Irish Rugby XV". London Daily Chronicle. 9 March 1928.