Dick Magrath
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| full_name = Richard Marshall Magrath
| birth_date = {{birth date|1878|03|21|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Cork City, Ireland
| death_date = {{death date and age|1972|10|09|1878|03|21|df=yes}}
| death_place = Ballintemple, Cork, Ireland
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| position = Wing
| repyears1 = 1909
| repteam1 = {{nrut|Ireland}}
| repcaps1 = 1
| reppoints1 = 0
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Richard Marshall Magrath (21 March 1878 – 9 October 1972) was an Irish international rugby union player.
A native of Cork, Magrath was a founding member of Cork Constitution.{{cite news |title=So well remembered |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002318/19680513/084/0006 |work=Belfast Telegraph |date=13 May 1968}} He was a Munster representative player and featured in their fixture against the touring 1905 All Blacks.{{cite news |title=Full-Day Workout Is Great Idea |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002318/19721009/556/0019 |work=Belfast Telegraph |date=9 October 1972}} In 1909, Macgrath gained an Ireland cap as a wing three–quarter for a Home Nations match against Scotland at Inverleith. He became a Five Nations referee.{{cite news |title=The Match At Paris |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1047777424 |work=Evening Herald |date=7 January 1928}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{ESPNscrum|2044}}
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Category:Irish rugby union players
Category:Ireland international rugby union players
Category:Cork Constitution players
Category:Rugby union players from Cork (city)