John Fergus Slattery (born 12 February 1949 in

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) is a former

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player who represented

. He played schools rugby for

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and then moved on to play senior rugby for UCD, before earning a call up to the

team in 1970. He subsequently left UCD to join Blackrock College R.F.C. During his career Slattery earned 61 caps, 18 as captain, and scored 3 tries. In 1971, he was a member of the

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squad that toured New Zealand, missing out on a start in the third Test due to illness. He played for the Barbarians in the famous 1973 game against the

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. Slattery toured with the Lions again in

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, playing in all four Tests and captaining the side for two provincial matches. He was captain of the most successful Irish touring side ever in

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which won 7 of the 8 matches in

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including the two Tests in

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and

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. In addition to the above honours, he was a member of the Irish

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-winning team in

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. Slattery was inducted into the

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in 2007.

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Slattery, Fergus People from Dún Laoghaire Irish rugby union players Ireland international rugby union players Blackrock College RFC players University College Dublin R.F.C. players World Rugby Hall of Fame inductees British & Irish Lions rugby union players from Ireland Barbarian F.C. players Rugby union flankers 1949 births Living people People educated at Blackrock College Ireland international rugby sevens players Sportspeople from Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown