Morgan Crowe
| Birth name | Morgan Patrick Crowe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 5 March 1907 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dublin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 8 April 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Ballsbridge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Morgan Patrick Crowe (5 March 1907 – 8 April 1993) was a rugby union centre who played thirteen times for Ireland between 1929–34.[1] He played his club rugby for Leicester Tigers and Lansdowne.
Crowe made his international debut for Ireland on 9 March 1929 against Wales in a 5–5 draw at Ravenhill.[2]
A doctor by profession his work took him to the Leicester Royal Infirmary.[3] Crowe made his Leicester Tigers debut on 1 October 1932 against Coventry at Welford Road. Crowe played 25 times in his first season at the club and earned a re-call to the Ireland international side for the 1933 Home Nations Championship playing against Wales and Scotland. Crowe became Leicester's regular goal kicker in the 1933/34 season and was the club's top scorer with 87 points across 30 games.[4] His final game for Leicester was on 23 April 1935 against Exeter.
References
- ^ "Morgan Crowe". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
- ^ "Ireland (5) 5 - 5 (0) Wales (FT)". ESPN. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
- ^ Farmer, Stuart; Hands, David. Tigers - Official history of Leicester Football Club. The Rugby DevelopmentFoundation. p. 424. ISBN 978-0-9930213-0-5.
- ^ Farmer, Stuart; Hands, David. Tigers - Official history of Leicester Football Club. The Rugby DevelopmentFoundation. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-9930213-0-5.
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