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Dawson joined Wanderers F.C. in August 1950 and played his club rugby on the 1st XV between 1950 and 1965, was Captain for the 1955–56 season and Coach/Selector from 1964 to 1968. He was a member of the administrative Executive Committee from 1962 until he retired in 1994. He was President of the club for the 1991–92 season.
Jan 6, 2016 · Ronnie Dawson’s influence on rugby was reflected in his induction into the IRB Hall of Fame in 2013 and it is with the British & Irish Lions that his legend was inscribed. Winning 27 caps for Ireland is no mean feat, nor a storied career with Leinster and the Barbarians. But, in the famous red jersey, Dawson came into his own.
Oct 24, 2013 · The other five inductees are Robert Seddon and the 1888 British team, David Bedell-Sivright, Bleddyn Williams and Jack Matthews, Ronnie Dawson and Gavin Hastings.. For the first time, the IRB Hall of Fame induction ceremony will take place alongside the IRB World Rugby Conference and Exhibition, guaranteeing a star-studded line-up including many high-profile names from the world of ...
Sep 19, 2016 · By the time of the fourth Test of The British & Irish Lions Tour to New Zealand in 1959 – Ronnie Dawson’s tourists felt like something had to give. They had come so close to a Test victory in the first and second clashes that skipper Dawson was confident that they would not leave New Zealand empty-handed. Shop at the Official Lions Store.
Nov 23, 2020 · The 1959 British & Irish Lions won legions of admirers all over New Zealand with their attacking brand of rugby. [more] 23 November 2020 11:31 Reading Time: 6 mins. However heading into the fourth Test against the All Blacks in Auckland at the end of their Tour, they were still chasing a first Test victory. But in Eden Park they got the victory ...
Ireland. An architect by trade, Dawson played hooker for the Wanderers club in Dublin, Leinster, Ireland, the Lions and the Barbarians. He won the first of his 27 Ireland caps against Australia in 1958. An outstanding leader of men, Dawson captained every team he played for including the 1959 Lions on their tour of Australia, New Zealand and ...
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Mar 9, 2020 · Ronnie Dawson, Denis O'Brien and Michael McLoughlin at the launch of of Wanderers FC: Celebrating 150 Years. Robert Deacon, Leinster Rugby President, was guest of honour in Wanderers FC, Merrion Road, recently and he formally launched their commemorative ‘Wanderers FC: Celebrating 150 Years’ book. John FitzPatrick, President of Wanderers ...
