Thomas Jude Nesdale (18 August 1933 — 14 November 2019) was an Irish international rugby union player.
| Full name | Thomas Jude Nesdale | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 18 August 1933 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Cork, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 14 November 2019 (aged 86) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Sandycove, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Presentation Brothers College | ||||||||||||||||
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Nesdale was born in Cork and educated at Presentation Brothers College.[1]
A second-rower, Nesdale captained Presentation Brothers College to the 1952 Munster Schools Senior Cup title. He played his senior rugby at Garryowen and won a Munster Senior Cup with the club in 1954. A regular Munster representative, Nesdale was in the side that secured a draw with the touring 1957–58 Wallabies. He was capped by Ireland in a match against France at Lansdowne Road in the 1961 Five Nations.[2]
Nesdale's first cousin Gerald is the father of former Ireland hooker Ross Nesdale.[3]
In 2011, Nesdale was inducted into the Munster Rugby Hall of Fame.[4]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Colourful cup history set for brand new chapter". Irish Independent. 14 March 2014.
- ^ Lewis, Simon (7 May 2011). "Coughlan named Player of the Year". Irish Examiner.
- ^ "Nesdale to the manner born in green of Ireland". The Daily Telegraph. 13 February 1997.
- ^ "Nesdale joins Munster hall of fame". Irish Independent. 7 May 2011.