Tom Kiernan
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Full name | Thomas Joseph Kiernan | ||||||
Date of birth | January 7, 1939 | ||||||
Place of birth | Cork, Ireland | ||||||
Relatives | Mike Kiernan (nephew) | ||||||
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Thomas Joseph Kiernan (born 7 January 1939) is a former Ireland international rugby union player.[1] He won 54 caps for Ireland as a full-back between 1960 and 1973 and captained his country 24 times. At the time of his retirement he was Ireland's most-capped player, most experienced captain and record scorer in international with 158 points. He captained the 1968 British Lions tour to South Africa, playing in all four internationals against South Africa. His nephew, Mike Kiernan, also played for Ireland and the Lions. Tom was also the Munster team coach for their famous victory over the All Blacks in 1978.
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Preceded by | Irish national rugby coach 1980-1983 |
Succeeded by Willie John McBride |
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Categories:
- Irish rugby union biography stubs
- 1939 births
- International Rugby Hall of Fame inductees
- Living people
- Irish rugby union players
- Ireland international rugby union players
- British and Irish Lions rugby union players from Ireland
- Rugby union fullbacks
- Munster Rugby non-playing staff
- Cork Constitution players
- University College Cork RFC players
- People educated at Presentation Brothers College, Cork