Michael Gibson (rugby union)

For the Ireland centre of the 1960s and 1970s, see Mike Gibson (rugby union).

Michael Edward Gibson (born 3 March 1954) is an Irish former rugby union international.

Michael Gibson

Full name	Michael Edward Gibson
Date of birth	(1954-03-03) 3 March 1954 (age 70)
Place of birth	Dublin, Ireland
Height	6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Rugby union career
Position(s) No. 8 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1979–88 Ireland 10 (0)

Born in Dublin, Gibson attended St Andrew's College and is a graduate of Trinity College Dublin.^[1]

Gibson, a 6 ft 6 in number eight, was capped ten times for Ireland, debuting in the 1979 Five Nations campaign. Most of his provincial rugby was with Leinster, with some matches for Munster, and he made an Irish Universities team for a tour of New Zealand during his time at Trinity College. His work with the Guinness Group brought him to various locations during his rugby career, with appearances at club level for Cork Constitution, Lansdowne and London Irish.^[2][3]

See also

• List of Ireland national rugby union players

References

1. "Andrew's to honour three famous sons". Irish Independent. 26 January 2016.
2. Boyd, John (8 March 2019). "AIL LUNCH – Saturday 23 March 2019 Guest Speaker Michael Gibson". Trinity Rugby.
3. "Remember him? Michael Gibson". Irish Independent. 7 February 2007.

External links

• Michael Gibson at ESPNscrum