Paddy Lawlor

Patrick John Lawlor (21 March 1928 — 26 May 2015) was an Irish international rugby union player.^[1]

Paddy Lawlor

Full name	Patrick John Lawlor
Date of birth	(1928-03-21)21 March 1928
Place of birth	Dublin, Ireland
Date of death	26 May 2015(2015-05-26) (aged 87)
Place of death	Barcelona, Spain
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1951–56 Ireland 12 (3)

Born in Dublin, Lawlor was the elder brother of Olympic hammer thrower John Lawlor.^[2]

Lawlor, a lock, played much of his rugby with Clontarf and was a Leinster representative player. He won 12 Ireland caps, debuting against Scotland at Murrayfield during their championship-winning 1951 Five Nations campaign. His international career included Ireland's 1952 tour of South America, where he made an uncapped appearance against Argentina.^[3]

See also

• List of Ireland national rugby union players