Ned Lightfoot

Edward John Lightfoot (29 November 1907 — 25 March 1981) was an Irish international rugby union player.

Ned Lightfoot

Full name	Edward John Lightfoot
Date of birth	(1907-11-29)29 November 1907
Place of birth	Dublin, Ireland
Date of death	25 March 1981(1981-03-25) (aged 73)
School	Castleknock College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1931–33 Ireland 11 (9)

Born in Dublin, Lightfoot played in the first XV at Castleknock College and played his senior rugby for Lansdowne.^[1]

Lightfoot was capped 11 times for Ireland, debuting in the 1931 Five Nations. This included a match against the touring 1931–32 Springboks, as part of an All-Lansdowne three-quarter line, alongside Morgan Crowe, Eugene Davy and his Castleknock teammate Jack Arigho. He scored two tries in Ireland's win over Scotland at Murrayfield in 1932.^[2][3]

See also

• List of Ireland national rugby union players