Kenneth George Goodall (23 February 1947 – 17 August 2006) was an Irish rugby union and rugby league player. He was an Irish international and British Lions player and vice principal at Faughan Valley High School, which is now part of Lisneal College. He switched codes in 1970 to play for the Cumbrian

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club,

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. He was educated at

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and then read chemical engineering at

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. He made his début on the rugby pitch in a match against

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on 21 January 1967 and subsequently played for

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in 19 successive matches until 14 March 1970. He was a member of City of Derry R.F.C., played for Newcastle University, club rugby for Winlaton Vulcans RFC in West Gateshead before playing for Workington. Between 1970 and 1974, Goodall played 82 matches for Town, scoring 25 tries. He was reintroduced to rugby union and was reinstated by the

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when the game became professional.

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