Eric Campbell (rugby union)
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Full nameCharles Eric Campbell
Born12 December 1942
Tullow, Co. Carlow, Ireland
Died24 January 2006 (aged 63)
Position(s)
Lock
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| Born | 12 December 1942 Tullow, Co. Carlow, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 January 2006 (aged 63) | ||||||||||||||||
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Charles Eric Campbell (12 December 1942 — 24 January 2006) was an Irish rugby union international.[1]
Campbell was born in Tullow, County Carlow and attended Dublin's Mountjoy School.[2]
A lock, Campbell played for Old Wesley and Leinster, gaining a solitary Ireland cap in a draw against the Springboks at Lansdowne Road in 1970.[3] It had been several decades since an Old Wesley player had been capped for Ireland.[4]
Campbell worked as an oil company representative at the time of his rugby career.[4]