Paddy Lawlor

Paddy Lawlor
Full namePatrick John Lawlor
Date of birth(1928-03-21)21 March 1928
Place of birthDublin, Ireland
Date of death26 May 2015(2015-05-26) (aged 87)
Place of deathBarcelona, Spain
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1951–56 Ireland 12 (3)

Patrick John Lawlor (21 March 1928 — 26 May 2015) was an Irish international rugby union player.[1]

Born in Dublin, Lawlor was the elder brother of Olympic hammer thrower John Lawlor.[2]

Lawlor, a lock, played much of his rugby with Clontarf and was a Leinster representative player. He won 12 Ireland caps, debuting against Scotland at Murrayfield during their championship-winning 1951 Five Nations campaign. His international career included Ireland's 1952 tour of South America, where he made an uncapped appearance against Argentina.[3]

  1. ^ "Lawlor, Patrick John: Death". Irish Times Family Notices.
  2. ^ "Lawlor hammered his way to Boston". Irish Independent. 9 May 1987.
  3. ^ "Paddy Lawlor Joins Corinthians". Galway Observer. 14 January 1961.