Noel Mannion

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| birth_place = Ballinasloe, Ireland

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Noel Mannion (born 12 January 1963 in Ballinasloe, Ireland) is a former Irish rugby union international player who played for the Irish national rugby union team. He played as a number eight. He played for the Ireland team from 1988 to 1993, winning 16 caps and scoring 3 tries, after making his debut in October 1988 against Samoa in a 49–22 win at Lansdowne Road. He was part of the Ireland team at the 1991 Rugby World Cup.{{cite web|url=http://www.espnscrum.com/ireland/rugby/player/10472.html|title=Profile|date=|work=ESPN|accessdate=1 May 2012 }}

In January 2024, Mannion was inducted into the Medtronic Galway Sports Stars Hall of Fame.{{cite news|url=https://galwaybayfm.ie/sports/ballinasloe-rugby-legend-noel-mannion-to-be-inducted-into-the-galway-sports-stars-hall-of-fame/|title=Ballinasloe Rugby Legend Noel Mannion to be Inducted into the Galway Sports Stars Hall of Fame|work=Galway Bay FM|date=5 January 2024|accessdate=21 January 2024}}

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