Ernie Keeffe
Irish rugby union player
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Ernest P. Keeffe (16 March 1919 — 30 November 1991) was an Irish international rugby union player.[1]
Full nameErnest P. Keeffe
Born16 March 1919
Cork, Ireland
Died30 November 1991 (aged 72)
Cork, Ireland
Position
Lock
Born in Cork, Keeffe was a Sundays Well forward, capped six times for Ireland. He played in Ireland's second row for all four 1947 Five Nations matches and ended the year with an appearance against the touring Wallabies, used as a wing-forward. In 1948, Keeffe featured in the first Five Nations match, a win over France in Paris, en route to the team claiming their first ever grand slam.[2]
Keeffe also represented Ireland as a boxer.[3]