| Full name | Desmond McKibbin | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 6 March 1927 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 2 October 1999 (aged 72) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
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Desmond McKibbin (6 March 1927 — 2 October 1999) was an Ireland rugby union international from Northern Ireland.
McKibbin was born in Belfast and educated at Royal Belfast Academical Institution.[1]
A forward, McKibbin played his rugby for Instonians and gained eight Ireland caps. He featured in all four matches of the 1951 Five Nations which Ireland won, with only a final round draw with Wales costing them a grand slam.[1]
McKibbin was Ireland's team manager on the 1985 tour of Japan, after which he served two years as IRFU president.[2][3]
His elder brother Harry, as well as nephews Alistair and Harry Jr, were also capped for Ireland.[4]
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References[edit]
- ^ a b Van Esbeck, Edmund (5 October 1999). "Sad loss to Irish rugby". The Irish Times.
- ^ "Manager McKibbin". The Daily Telegraph. 8 January 1985.
- ^ "Life at the top is just the ticket for Des ..." Belfast News-Letter. 2 April 1987.
- ^ Drennan, Jonathan (23 April 2023). "The story of Harry McKibbin and Shiggy Konno: a journey from war to rugby and friendship". The Irish Times.