Des Fitzgerald

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Desmond Fitzgerald (born 20 December 1957) in Dublin is a former Irish rugby union international player who played for the Irish national rugby union team. He played as a prop forward. He played for the Ireland team from 1984 to 1992, winning 34 caps, after making his debut in February 1984 against England in a 12-9 defeat at Twickenham. He played in two Rugby World Cups: 1987 and 1991. He is the father of Irish International rugby player Luke Fitzgerald.^[1] Des was also an excellent GAA football player and he won a schools final while playing for De La Salle Rathfarnham National School in Croke Park in 1968.

References

↑ "Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 1 May 2012.

External links

ESPN Profile

v t e Ireland squad – 1991 Rugby World Cup

Forwards	D. Fitzgerald Francis Halpin Hamilton Kingston Lenihan Mannion Matthews (c) Popplewell Smith Robinson

Backs	Aherne Clarke Crossan Cunningham Curtis Geoghegan Keyes Mullin Murphy Saunders Staples

Coach	Fitzgerald

v t e Ireland squad – 1987 Rugby World Cup

Forwards	Anderson Carr (withdrew due to injury) Collins Fitzgerald Francis Glennon Kingston Langbroek Lenihan (c) Matthews MacDonald McCoy McGrath Orr Smith Spillane

Backs	Bradley Crossan Dean Doyle Irwin Kiernan MacNeill Mullin Rainey Ringland Ward

Coach	Doyle / Davidson

Persondata
Name	Fitzgerald, Des
Alternative names
Short description	Rugby player
Date of birth	20 December 1957
Place of birth	Dublin, Ireland
Date of death
Place of death

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