Jimmy Farrell

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Jimmy Farrell
File:Jimmy Farrell 1930.jpg
Farrell in New Zealand in 1930
Born7 August 1903
Died24 October 1979 (aged 76)
Cirencester, England
Rugby union career
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Castleknock SCT
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
Bective Rangers
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
Ireland
1927, 1930 British Lions

James Leo Farrell (7 August 1903 – 24 October 1979) was an Irish rugby player.[1] He was educated at Castleknock College and captained the Castleknock SCT to Leinster Schools Senior Cup success in 1920. He played for Bective Rangers and Ireland (1926–32) and was a member of the British Lions squad on the 1927 British Lions tour to Argentina and the 1930 British Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia

He had four children with his wife Nora (née Folwell), including the artist Micheal Farrell (1940–2000).[2]

References

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  1. ^ Jimmy Farrell on ESPN scrum dot com, retrieved 12 August 2011
  2. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
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