Joseph Quinn (rugby union)
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Full nameJoseph Patrick Quinn
Born23 November 1888
Dublin, Ireland
Died9 June 1955 (aged 66)
Nelson, Lancashire, England
SchoolTrinity College Dublin
| Full name | Joseph Patrick Quinn | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 23 November 1888 Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 June 1955 (aged 66) Nelson, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Trinity College Dublin | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Medical doctor | ||||||||||||||||
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Joseph Patrick Quinn (23 November 1888 — 9 June 1955) was an Irish international rugby union player.
Born in Dublin, Quinn was a resourceful wing three-quarter. He played his rugby for Dublin University and was capped 15 times for Ireland from 1910 to 1914, crossing for nine international tries. In 1913, Quinn became the first Ireland player to score a hat-trick against France, as part of a record 24–0 win at Mardyke Ground in Cork.[1]
Quinn served with the Royal Army Medical Corps in World War I and was awarded the Military Cross.[2]
A doctor, Quinn had a practice in Nelson, Lancashire.[2]