Terry Kingston (born 19 September 1963 in Cork)[1] is a former Irish rugby union international player who played for the Irish national rugby union team. He played as a hooker.[2]

Career

Gaining his first full cap for the Ireland national team which played Wales in the 1987 Rugby World Cup,[3] he went on to win 30 caps for Ireland.[4] In total he played in three Rugby World Cups, at 1987, 1991 and 1995 where he was captain of the Irish team. He is also a former Munster Rugby player, and was captain of the Munster team that beat Australia (the then Rugby World Cup holders) in 1992.[3] He retired from representative rugby in 1996.[3]

References

  1. ^ "ESPN Profile- Terry Kingston - Ireland". espnscrum.com. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Where are they now? Terry Kingston - Magners League, Rugby". Irish Independent. 3 October 2010. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
  3. ^ a b c "Kingston retires from representative fare". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 6 December 1996. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Bridging the gap: 'A lot of what I loved about rugby got lost in the end'". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 13 June 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2022. Terry Kingston [..] Captained Ireland in South Africa, his third World Cup, and made 30 appearances in the green jersey


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