Deryck Monteith
Rugby union player from Northern Ireland
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Jack Deryck Erle Monteith (24 August 1922 — 26 June 1992), known as Deryck Monteith, was an Irish rugby union international.
Full nameJack Deryck Erle Monteith
Born24 August 1922
Died26 June 1992 (aged 69)
Position
Centre
| Full name | Jack Deryck Erle Monteith | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 24 August 1922 | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 26 June 1992 (aged 69) | ||||||||||||||||
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Career
Monteith, a centre, played his rugby for Malone, Queen's University and Ulster.[1]
Capped three times by Ireland in the 1947 Five Nations Championship, Monteith debuted in a win over England at Lansdowne Road, then led the team for the next two fixtures, after incumbent captain Con Murphy was dropped from the side. These remained his only Ireland caps.[2]
Personal life
Eldest son of a Ballymoney dentist, Monteith had one brother and five sisters.[3] He was a close friend in his later years of athlete Mary Peters.[4]