Willie Duncan (rugby union)
Full name | William Robert Duncan | ||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 14 July 1957 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
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William Robert Duncan (born 14 July 1957) is a former Irish international rugby union player from Northern Ireland.[1]
Born in Belfast, Duncan was a Malone flanker, capped twice by Ireland in the 1984 Five Nations. He made his debut against Wales at Lansdowne Road, then lost his place for the next fixture, before winning a recall at Twickenham when Fergus Slattery had to withdraw with illness.[2]
Duncan played on the Ulster team that defeated the 1984 Wallabies at Ravenhill.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Willie Duncan". Wexford People. 6 June 1986.
- ^ "Terry Is Hat-Trick Star". Belfast News-Letter. 5 February 1984.
- ^ "Ravenhill's grand stage celebrates 100 years of Ulster magic and memories". Belfast News-Letter. 12 January 2024.