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J. J. McCoy (rugby Union)
James Joseph McCoy (born 28 June 1958), also referred to as J.J. McCoy or Jimmy McCoy, is a former List of Ireland national rugby union players, Ireland rugby union international. He was a member of the Ireland team that won the 1985 Five Nations Championship and the Triple Crown (rugby union), Triple Crown. He also represented Ireland at the 1987 Rugby World Cup squads, 1987 Rugby World Cup. While playing for Ireland, McCoy was also a serving Royal Ulster Constabulary officer. Playing career Clubs and province McCoy played rugby union at senior club level for Dungannon RFC, Dungannon and Bangor RFC (Northern Ireland), Bangor. He also played for Ulster Rugby, Ulster in the IRFU Interprovincial Championship, making his debut against Munster Rugby, Munster at Ravenhill Stadium, Ravenhill in 1978 aged 19. On 14 November 1984 Australia rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland, 1984 McCoy was a member of an Ulster team that defeated a touring Australia national rugby union team, Austra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enniskillen
Enniskillen ( , from ga, Inis Ceithleann , 'Cethlenn, Ceithlenn's island') is the largest town in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is in the middle of the county, between the Upper and Lower sections of Lough Erne. It had a population of 13,823 at the United Kingdom census, 2011, 2011 Census. Enniskillen Castle was built in the 15th century as a stronghold of the Maguires, before coming under English control in the early 17th century. The castle and town were expanded during the Plantation of Ulster. It was the seat of local government for the former Fermanagh District Council, and is the county town of Fermanagh. Toponymy The town's name comes from the ga, Inis Ceithleann. This refers to Cethlenn, a figure in Irish mythology who may have been a goddess. Local legend has it that Cethlenn was wounded in battle by an arrow and attempted to swim across the River Erne, which surrounds the island, but she never reached the other side, so the island was named in reference to h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australia National Rugby Union Team
The Australia national rugby union team, nicknamed the Wallabies, is the representative national team in the sport of rugby union for the nation of Australia. The team first played at Sydney in 1899, winning their first test match against the touring British Isles team. Australia have competed in all nine Rugby World Cups, winning the final on two occasions and also finishing as runner-up twice. Australia beat England at Twickenham in the final of the 1991 Rugby World Cup and won again in 1999 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff when their opponents in the final were France. The Wallabies also compete annually in The Rugby Championship (formerly the Tri-Nations), along with southern hemisphere counterparts Argentina, New Zealand and South Africa. They have won this championship on four occasions. Australia also plays Test matches against the various rugby-playing nations. More than a dozen former Wallabies players have been inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame. Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History Of Rugby Union Matches Between Ireland And Italy
The History of rugby union matches between Ireland and Italy dates back to New Year's Eve 1988 when Ireland defeated Italy in a tour test match, 31–15. Ireland have dominated the meetings, with the Italians having achieved four victories. The teams' most recent meeting was in the 2023 Six Nations The 2023 Six Nations Championship (known as the Guinness Six Nations for sponsorship reasons) was the 24th Six Nations Championship, an annual rugby union competition contested by the national teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland ... in Rome, where Ireland won 20–34. Summary Overview Records Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set. Attendance Up to date as of 28 February 2023 Results Images External linksComplete Results and Details at ESPN [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 Ireland Rugby Union Tour Of France
Matches :''Scores and results list Ireland's points tally first.'' Touring party * Manager: K.E. Reid * Coach: J. Davidson * Captain: Willie Anderson Players References {{DEFAULTSORT:Ireland 1988 File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Australian ... Rugby union tours of France 1988 rugby union tours 1987–88 in European rugby union 1987–88 in Irish rugby union 1987–88 in French rugby union ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Millennium Trophy
The Millennium Trophy () is a rugby union award contested annually by England and Ireland as part of the Six Nations Championship. It was initiated in 1988 as part of Dublin's millennial celebrations. The trophy has the shape of a horned Viking helmet. As of 2022, England have won it 20 times, and Ireland 15 times. Ireland are the current holders after beating England at Twickenham Stadium Twickenham Stadium () in Twickenham, south-west London, England, is a rugby union stadium owned by the Rugby Football Union (RFU), English rugby union governing body, which has its headquarters there. The England national rugby union team plays ... on 12 March 2022. Overview Results Records *Longest winning streak: 6 – England, 1995–2000 *Biggest winning margin: 40 points – Ireland 6–46 England, 1997 *Smallest winning margin: 1 point – England 12–13 Ireland, 1994; Ireland 14–13 England, 2009 *Highest aggregate: 68 points – England 50–18 Ireland, 2000 *Lowest a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1986 Five Nations Championship Squads
England Head coach: Martin Green # Rob Andrew # Stuart Barnes # Steve Brain # Gareth Chilcott # Maurice Colclough # Fran Clough # Huw Davies # Wade Dooley # Jon Hall # Simon Halliday # Mike Harrison # Richard Hill # Nigel Melville (c.) # John Palmer # Gary Pearce # Nigel Redman # Paul Rendall # Dean Richards # Graham Robbins # Jamie Salmon # Kevin Simms # Simon Smith # Rory Underwood # Peter Winterbottom France Head coach: Jacques Fouroux # Pierre Berbizier # Éric Bonneval # Serge Blanco # Pierre Chadebech # Denis Charvet # Jean Condom # Daniel Dubroca (c.) # Dominique Erbani # Patrick Estève # Jean-Pierre Garuet-Lempirou # Jacques Gratton # Francis Haget # Jean-Luc Joinel # Guy Laporte # Jean-Baptiste Lafond # Philippe Marocco # Philippe Sella Ireland Head coach: Mick Doyle # Willie Anderson # Michael Bradley # Nigel Carr # Keith Crossan # Paul Dean # Moss Finn # Ciaran Fitzgerald (c.) # Des Fitzgerald # Jerry Holland # Ronan Kearney # Paul Kennedy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985 Fiji Rugby Union Tour Of British Isles ...
The 1985 Fiji rugby union tour of British Isles was a series of matches played in October 1985 in Wales, Ireland, and England by the Fiji national rugby union team. Results ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- References * Note {{Rugby union tours of England, state=collapsed Fiji tour Fiji national rugby union team tours tour tour tour Rugby union tours of Ireland Rugby union tours of Wales Rugby union tours of England 1985 1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985 Ireland Rugby Union Tour Of Japan
The Ireland national rugby union team toured Japan in summer 1985, playing five matches, including two against the Japan national team. The IRFU did not initially award caps for these internationals. The Ciaran Fitzgerald-led side earned a 48–13 victory in the first clash in Osaka, with winger Trevor Ringland scoring three tries. In the second tie at Tokyo's Chichibu ground, Michael Kiernan scored two tries as the Irish came from being level-pegging at 12–12 at half-time, to leading 33–15 with a second half spurt by the final whistle . Matches :''Scores and results list Ireland's points tally first.'' Touring party Source: *Manager: Des McKibbin *Assistant Manager: Mick Doyle *Medical Officer: J. Gallagher *Captain: Ciaran Fitzgerald ( St Mary's College) Backs *P. Rainey (Ballymena) * H. MacNeill (Oxford U, London Irish) * T. Ringland (Ballymena) * K. Crossan (Instonians) * M. Kiernan (Lansdowne, Dolphin) * B. Mullin (Dublin U) * M. Finn (Cork Con) * T. McMaster ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985 Five Nations Championship Squads
England Head coach: Dick Greenwood # Rob Andrew # Phil Blakeway # Steve Brain # David Cooke # Paul Dodge (c.) # Wade Dooley # Jon Hall # Richard Harding # Bob Hesford # Richard Hill # Chris Martin # Nigel Melville # John Orwin # Gary Pearce # Kevin Simms # Simon Smith # Mike Teague # Rory Underwood France Head coach: Jacques Fouroux # Serge Blanco # Éric Bonneval # Didier Codorniou # Jean Condom # Philippe Dintrans (c.) # Pierre Dospital # Dominique Erbani # Patrick Estève # Jerome Gallion # Jean-Pierre Garuet-Lempirou # Jacques Gratton # Francis Haget # Jean-Luc Joniel # Bernard Lavigne # Jean-Patrick Lescarboura # Jean-Charles Orso # Laurent Pardo # Laurent Rodriguez # Philippe Sella Ireland Head coach: Mick Doyle # Willie Anderson # Michael Bradley # Nigel Carr # Keith Crossan # Paul Dean # Ciaran Fitzgerald (c.) # Mick Fitzpatrick # Michael Kiernan # Donal Lenihan # Hugo MacNeill # Phillip Matthews # Brian McCall # J. J. McCoy # Rory Moron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 Five Nations Championship Squads
England Head coach: Dick Greenwood # Steve Bainbridge # Bryan Barley # Phil Blakeway # John Carleton # Maurice Colclough # David Cooke # Les Cusworth # Huw Davies # Andy Dun # Jon Hall # Dusty Hare # Gary Pearce # Paul Rendall # John Scott # Paul Simpson # Mike Slemen # Rory Underwood # Colin White # Peter Wheeler (c.) # Peter Winterbottom # Clive Woodward # Nick Youngs France Head coach: Jacques Fouroux # Jacques Begu # Serge Blanco # Didier Codorniou # Jean Condom # Michel Cremaschi # Philippe Dintrans # Pierre Dospital # Daniel Dubroca # Dominique Erbani # Patrick Estève # Jérôme Gallion # Jean-Pierre Garuet-Lempirou # Francis Haget # Jean-Luc Joinel # Patrice Lagisquet # Jean-Patrick Lescarboura # Alain Lorieux # Jean-Charles Orso # Jean-Pierre Rives (c.) # Laurent Rodriguez # Philippe Sella Ireland Head coach: Willie John McBride # Ollie Campbell # Hugh Condon # Keith Crossan # Tony Doyle # Willie Duggan (c.)* # William Duncan # Ciaran Fit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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