George Phipps (rugby union)

George Constantine Phipps (born 2 November 1927) is an Irish former international rugby union player.

George Phipps

Full name	George Constantine Phipps
Date of birth	(1927-11-02)2 November 1927
Place of birth	Peshawar, British India
Rugby union career
Position(s) Three-quarter International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1950–52 Ireland 5 (0)

Born in Peshawar, Phipps was educated in England, attending Wellington College.^[1]

Phipps served with the British Army like his father, a member of the Royal Army Medical Corps. An officer in the Royal Hampshire Regiment, Phipps played his rugby for English club Rosslyn Park, as well as the Army.^[2] He was capped five times for Ireland as a three-quarter, debuting against England at Twickenham in the 1950 Five Nations.^[3]

See also

• List of Ireland national rugby union players