Fergus Keogh
| Full name | Fergus Stephen Keogh | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 28 June 1939 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 29 March 2010 (aged 70) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Bangkok, Thailand | ||||||||||||||||
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Fergus Stephen Keogh (28 June 1939 – 29 March 2010) was an Irish international rugby union player.
A fullback, Keogh was a renowned goal-kicker and played his rugby with Bective Rangers.[1] He was capped twice by Ireland in the 1964 Five Nations, marking his against Wales at Lansdowne Road with two penalties goals.[2]
Keogh immigrated to Australia with his family in 1967 and played for Sydney club Western Suburbs.[3] He later settled on the Queensland Sunshine Coast and died in 2010 while in Thailand, aged 70.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Irish selectors keep fingers crossed". Belfast Telegraph. 8 January 1965.
- ^ "Irish Courage Could Hold The Might Of The Welsh". Belfast News-Letter. 9 March 1964.
- ^ "Keogh May Play Against Ireland". Belfast Telegraph. 18 April 1967.
- ^ "Keogh Fergus Stephen: Death". Irish Times. Archived from the original on May 25, 2017. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Fergus Keogh at ESPNscrum