Albert McConnell
Rugby union player from Northern Ireland
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Albert Arthur McGown McConnell, known as Bertie McConnell, was an Irish international rugby union player.[1]
Full nameAlbert Arthur McGown McConnell
Born29 October 1919
Belfast, Ireland
Position
Prop
Position
Prop
A Collegians prop, McConnell made his Ireland debut against the touring Wallabies at Lansdowne Road in 1947. He was capped seven times in total, which included all matches of their historic 1948 Five Nations Championship grand slam, forming a front row with John Daly and Karl Mullen.[2]
McConnell was a physician by profession.[3]
In 1968, McConnell and his family were contestants on the BBC1 game show Ask the Family.[3]