Rugby union player from Northern Ireland
Rugby player
| Born | John Allan Edward Siggins 28 June 1909 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Died | 24 December 1995(1995-12-24) (aged 86) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Allan Edward Siggins (28 June 1909 – 24 December 1995)[1] was an Irish rugby union Number 8. Siggins played club rugby for Belfast Collegians, having attended Methodist College Belfast[2] and played international rugby for Ireland captaining the national side on nine occasions between 1934 and 1936. In 1955 he was appointed manager of the British Isles team on their tour of South Africa.
Notes
[edit]- ^ Jack Siggins player profile ESPN Scrum.com
- ^ "Methodist College". Guide to Independent Schools. Archived from the original on 8 February 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
References
[edit]- Godwin, Terry (1984). The International Rugby Championship 1883-1983. London: Willow Books. ISBN 0-00-218060-X.
- Griffiths, John (1987). The Phoenix Book of International Rugby Records. London: Phoenix House. ISBN 0-460-07003-7.
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| To the First World War |
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| To the Second World War |
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| To the professional era |
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| To the present day |
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| Coach | Manager: J. A. E. Siggins * Assistant Manager/Coach: D. E. Davies |