Ronnie Lamont

Ronald Arthur Lamont MBE (born 18 November 1941)^[1] is a former Ireland international rugby union player.

He was capped thirteen times for Ireland between 1965 and 1970, winning seven caps as a number eight and six as a flanker. He scored one try for Ireland.^[2]

Lamont was selected for the 1966 British Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand and played in all four internationals against New Zealand, scoring one try. He was selected by the 1967 New Zealand Rugby Almanac as one of its players of the season.^[3]

He played club rugby for Instonians.

Lamont got a lot of jerseys for playing rugby and most of which are framed in Ballyclare RFC

References

↑ Griffiths, John (1987). The Phoenix Book of International Rugby Records. London: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. pp. 12:24. ISBN 0-460-07003-7.
↑ Griffiths, page 3:37-3:40
↑ Newtonabbey Borough Council Sport Hall of Fame

British and Irish Lions – 1966 Australia and New Zealand tour
Forwards	Campbell-Lamerton (c) Grant Kennedy Laidlaw Lamont McBride McLoughlin Murphy Norris Pask Powell Price Prothero Telfer Thomas Williams
Backs	Bebb Bresnihan Gibson Hinshelwood Jones Lewis McFadyean Price Rutherford Savage Walsh D. Watkins S. Watkins Weston Wilson Young
Coach	Robins

Lamont was a teacher at Throne Primary School, Whitewell Road, Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland between 1964 and 1970. Lamont left and took up a post as headmaster at Springhill Primary School in Belfast.

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