Leo Galvin

{{Short description|Irish rugby player}}

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Leo Galvin is an Irish former international rugby union player.{{cite news |last1=Doyle |first1=Garry |title=The team that came from nowhere to create a Midlands fairy tale |url=https://www.the42.ie/buccaneers-5437080-May2021/ |work=The 42 |date=15 May 2021 |language=en}}

Galvin is a native of Taughmaconnell, County Roscommon, and was educated at Garbally College in Ballinasloe.{{cite web |title=Leo Galvin honoured with Lifetime Contribution to Rugby award |url=https://www.connachtrugby.ie/news/leo-galvin-honoured-with-lifetime-contribution-to-rugby-award/bp967/ |website=Connacht Rugby |language=en |date=8 May 2018}}

A second-rower, Galvin played his senior rugby with University College Dublin, Athlone and Connacht.{{cite news |title=Local man to finally receive Ireland rugby cap 50 years on |url=https://www.westmeathindependent.ie/2023/04/16/local-man-to-finally-receive-ireland-rugby-cap-50-years-on/ |work=Westmeath Independent |date=16 April 2023}}

Galvin played once Ireland, when Argentina visited Dublin in 1973, but the match wasn't considered a full international until the IRFU retrospectively awarded him a cap 50-years later.{{cite news |title=Time to recognise uncapped Irish internationals who tackled the Pumas |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/time-to-recognise-uncapped-irish-internationals-who-tackled-the-pumas-1.3692549 |work=The Irish Times |date=9 November 2018 |language=en}} This made him the first player from County Roscommon to make a capped appearance for Ireland.{{cite news |title=Buccaneers honour Leo Galvin |url=https://www.westmeathindependent.ie/2023/11/24/buccaneers-honour-leo-galvin/ |work=Westmeath Independent |date=24 November 2023}}