Tom Cullen (rugby union)
| Full name | Thomas Joseph Cullen | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 5 September 1926 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
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Thomas Joseph Cullen was an Irish international rugby union player.[1]
A Dublin-born scrum-half, Cullen played his rugby for University College Dublin and was chosen to partner Jack Kyle for Ireland's opening match of the 1949 Five Nations, against France at Lansdowne Road.[2] He was discarded after Ireland suffered a loss, with Ernest Strathdee recalled in his place.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "When Is An Australia A Scotsman?". Dublin Evening Herald. 5 January 1949.
- ^ "The Team to Meet France Is Chock-full of Surprises". Catholic Standard. 21 January 1949.
- ^ "Exit Cullen v. England". Daily Express. 31 January 1949.
External links
[edit]- Tom Cullen at ESPNscrum
