Johnny Fortune
Irish rugby union player
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John Joseph Fortune (1 December 1933 – 28 September 2015) was an Irish international rugby union player.
Full nameJohn Joseph Fortune
Born1 December 1933
Dublin, Ireland
Died28 September 2015 (aged 81)
Balbriggan, Co. Dublin, Ireland
Position
Wing
| Full name | John Joseph Fortune | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 1 December 1933 Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 September 2015 (aged 81) Balbriggan, Co. Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
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Fortune was born in Dublin to parents from Enniscorthy.[1]
A winger, Fortune played his rugby for Clontarf and Leinster, with two Ireland caps.[2] He made his debut against the All Blacks at Lansdowne Road in 1963 and scored the match's opening try, which would have given Ireland the win but for a late penalty goal by Don Clarke.[3] His other cap came against England at Twickenham in the 1964 Five Nations.[1]
Fortune worked at ESB and lived for 40 years in the town of Balbriggan near Dublin.[1]