Missed this over the weekend.................
Posted: Mon Nov 22, 2021 4:42 pm
....another legend from the 60's and 70's gone.
Former Ireland rugby captain Ray McLoughlin has died at the age of 82.
A two-time British and Irish Lion, McLoughlin passed away on Saturday following a long illness.
McLoughlin was the first Connacht player to be selected by the Lions when he toured in 1966, and was also selected on the victorious tour of New Zealand in 1971.
The Ballinasloe native won a then-record 40 caps for Ireland at prop between 1962 and 1975, captaining the country on eight occasions.
Connacht rugby have led the tributes to their former captain, describing him as "one of Ireland's greatest ever props".
"McLoughlin is regularly mentioned as one of Ireland's greatest ever props and he leaves an immeasurable impact on rugby in the West of Ireland.