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Al Moroney

rugby union player

Died
February 8, 2012
Age
70 years

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Al Moroney was a rugby union player. Born in 1941, Moroney died in 2012 at the age of 70.

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Thomas Aloysius Moroney (27 July 1941 – 8 February 2012) was an Irish international rugby union player.

Biography

Rugby career

A prop, Moroney played his rugby with Ashbourne, Bective Rangers, London Irish and University College Dublin (UCD), while winning three Ireland caps. He debuted against Wales in the 1964 Five Nations and featured twice more in 1967, including a win over Australia at Lansdowne Road. His association with rugby at UCD continued after he graduated, serving as both coach and president of the club. He coached UCD to a Leinster Senior Cup title in 1977.

Personal life

Moroney was a general practitioner in Ashbourne, County Meath. In 2004, Moroney was found guilty of dangerous driving and sentenced to a nine-month jail term, having caused the death of an 18-year-old DIT student when his car veered into incoming traffic.

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