Tom Clifford (rugby union)
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15 November 1923
| Born | Jeremiah Thomas Clifford 15 November 1923 Phippsboro, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Died | 1 October 1990 (aged 66) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tom Clifford (15 November 1923 – 1 October 1990) was an Irish rugby union player who played in the prop position. Clifford played club rugby with Young Munster, represented the Munster provincial team, was capped 14 times for Ireland, and was a member of the Lions team that toured in 1950.
Tom Clifford was born in Phippsoboro, County Tipperary. When Clifford was three years old, his family moved to Limerick. He attended CBS Sexton Street secondary school, where he participated in the school hurling team.[1]
Club and provincial rugby career
Clifford made his senior début for Young Munster in a friendly match against Constitution aged 15 at fullback. He made his Munster Senior Cup début in 1943 as a wing-forward.[2]
During his time at the club, Young Munster won the Munster Senior League on two occasions, 1944 and 1952 and twice reached the final of the Munster Senior Cup in 1947 and 1948, but lost both times.
Clifford retired from playing rugby in 1957.[3] Young Munster's home ground, Tom Clifford Park, is named after him.[4]