Fergus Slattery

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Fergus Slattery
Player information
Full name John Fergus Slattery
birthday February 12, 1949
place of birth Dún Laoghaire , Ireland
society
society Career ended
position Winger
Clubs as active
Years society Games (points)
UCD RFC
Blackrock College RFC
National team
Years National team Games (points)
1970-1984
1971, 1974 		Ireland
British and Irish Lions 		61 (12)
4 (0)

John Fergus Slattery (born February 12, 1949 in Dún Laoghaire ) is a former Irish rugby union player who played on the position of the winger . He was active for the Irish national team and the British and Irish Lions .

Slattery made his debut for Ireland in the 1970 tie with South Africa at Lansdowne Road . He played for Blackrock College and the University Club of Dublin .

Slattery was first considered for a tour of the Lions in 1971, but was not used in the only successful series against New Zealand to date . He was often used in the preparation games. In the game against Canterbury , which is considered to be one of the most brutal rugby games ever, he lost two teeth. Three years later he was back in the squad, this time as a regular. He was a fundamental part of the selection that went down in rugby history as "invincible". The "Springboks" could achieve a draw against the Lions, all other games were dominated by the guests. Another great success of his career was the legendary game of the Barbarians against New Zealand in 1973.

Slattery took over the captaincy in the Irish selection and led the team on a successful tour to Australia in 1979, in which the Irish could win seven of the eight games. In 1982 the national team secured the Triple Crown , but missed the Grand Slam by losing in the final game against France . In 1984 he ended his career after 65 internationals, at the time he was one of the record international players. In 2007 he was inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Fergus Slattery. The British & Irish Lions, accessed October 14, 2009 .

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personal data
SURNAME Slattery, Fergus
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Slattery, John Fergus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Irish rugby player
DATE OF BIRTH February 12, 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH Dún Laoghaire , Ireland