Mick English (rugby union)
{{short description|Irish rugby union player}}
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{{Infobox rugby biography
| name = Mick English
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name = Michael Anthony Francis English
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1933|6|2}}
| birth_place = Limerick, Ireland
| death_date = {{death date and age|2010|4|27|1933|6|2|df=y}}
| death_place =
| height = {{height|m=1.74}}
| weight = {{convert|79|kg|st lbs|abbr=on}}
| position = Fly-half
| amatyears1 =
| amatteam1 = UL Bohemians
| amatteam2 = Lansdowne
| ru_amupdate =
| years1 =
| clubs1 = Munster
| apps1 =
| points1 =
| ru_clubupdate =
| repyears1 = 1958–1963
| repyears2 = 1959
| repteam1 = Ireland
| repteam2 = British Lions
| repcaps1 = 16
| repcaps2 = 0
| reppoints1 = 9
| reppoints2 = 0
| ru_ntupdate =
| school = Rockwell College
}}
Michael Anthony Francis English (2 June 1933 – 27 April 2010) was an Irish rugby union player, who won 16 caps for Ireland between 1958 and 1963, and was selected for the 1959 British Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand, though injury prevented English from winning any test caps for the touring side.
Life
English was educated at Rockwell College and went on to join UL Bohemians and winning the Munster Senior Cup with the club in 1958, 1959 and 1962, before moving to Dublin and joining Lansdowne, with whom he won a Leinster Senior Cup in 1965. English went on to become Lansdowne's club president during the 1989–90 season.{{cite news|url=https://www.irishrugby.ie/2010/04/28/mick-english-rip/|title=Mick English RIP|date=28 April 2010|work=Irish Rugby|accessdate=25 May 2019}}
His career with native province Munster saw English play against touring teams from Australia, South Africa and New Zealand. Internationally, English first played for Ireland in 1958, replacing Jack Kyle as the teams fly-half. In his 16 caps for his country, English scored 9 points, all from drop goals. In 1959, English won selection for the British Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand, and he played against Queensland and East Coast/Poverty Bay, though injury cut short his tour and prevented him from earning any test caps.{{cite news|url=https://www.lionsrugby.com/2010/05/07/rugby-mourns-mick-english/|title=Rugby mourns Mick English|date=7 May 2010|work=Lions Rugby|accessdate=25 May 2019}} English won his final cap for Ireland in December 1963.
In recognition of his contributions to Irish rugby, the Rugby Writers of Ireland inducted English into the Hall of Fame in 2008. English died on 27 April 2010 and was survived by his wife, Pauline, daughter Michelle and sons Conor and John.{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/former-ireland-outhalf-mick-english-passes-away-1.658196|title=Former Ireland outhalf Mick English passes away|date=28 April 2010|newspaper=The Irish Times|accessdate=25 May 2019}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.irishrugby.ie/player/?PlayGuid=ME338456 Ireland Profile]
- [https://www.lionsrugby.com/player/?PlayGuid=ME338456 British and Irish Lions Profile]
- [http://en.espn.co.uk/ireland/rugby/player/6245.html ESPN Scrum Profile]
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Category:People educated at Rockwell College
Category:Rugby union players from County Limerick
Category:Irish rugby union players
Category:UL Bohemians R.F.C. players
Category:Lansdowne Football Club players
Category:Munster Rugby players
Category:Ireland international rugby union players
Category:Rugby union fly-halves
Category:British & Irish Lions rugby union players from Ireland