Yahoo Sports reports: Fergus Slattery, the former Ireland rugby captain and British and Irish Lions flanker, has died. “Fergus Slattery was a giant of Irish rugby and a player who defined excellence in his era,” IRFU president John O'Driscoll, a former teammate, said in a statement. Slattery made his Ireland debut in 1970 against South Africa in an 8-8 draw.
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Irish rugby mourns Fergus Slattery, former Ireland captain and Lions flanker, dead at 77
Fergus Slattery, the former Ireland rugby captain and British and Irish Lions flanker, has died. “Fergus Slattery was a giant of Irish rugby and a player who defined excellence in his era,” IRFU president John O'Driscoll, a former teammate, said in a statement. Slattery made his Ireland debut in 1970 against South Africa in an 8-8 draw.
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