John Joseph Fortune (1 December 1933 – 28 September 2015) was an Irish international rugby union player.
| Full name | John Joseph Fortune | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 1 December 1933 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 28 September 2015 (aged 81) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Balbriggan, Co. Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
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Fortune was born in Dublin to parents from Enniscorthy.[1]
A winger, Fortune played his rugby for Clontarf and Leinster, with two Ireland caps.[2] He made his debut against the All Blacks at Lansdowne Road in 1963 and scored the match's opening try, which would have given Ireland the win but for a late penalty goal by Don Clarke.[3] His other cap came against England at Twickenham in the 1964 Five Nations.[1]
Fortune worked at ESB and lived for 40 years in the town of Balbriggan near Dublin.[1]
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References edit
- ^ a b c "Tributes to rugby star Johnny". Irish Independent. 9 October 2015.
- ^ McCarry, Patrick (17 November 2013). "All you'll ever need to know about Clontarf Rugby Club". The 42. Archived from the original on 28 January 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "On a cold December day Ireland's '15 victims' almost slayed the All Blacks". The Irish Times. 13 November 2018. Archived from the original on 16 November 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2024.