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Coo Clinch

1867 – 1937

Rugby union player

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About Coo Clinch

Lived 1867 – 1937 (aged 69). Coo Clinch was an Irish rugby union player.

Andrew Daniel Clinch MD JP (28 November 1867 – 1 February 1937), was an Irish rugby union forward who played club rugby for Dublin University and international rugby for Ireland and the British and Irish Lions.

Biography Educated at Belvedere College S.J. Andrew Daniel (Coo) Clinch represented Leinster, Ireland and the British and Irish Lions in a distinguished playing career and later became president of the Irish Rugby Football Union. He was a member of the squad on the 1896 British Lions tour to South Africa.

His son, Jammie Clinch, also played rugby for Ireland and the British and Irish Lions.

His grandfather James Clinch was a jeweler and made Claddagh Rings in Galway in the early 1800s

His great-grandson Peter Clinch is an Irish academic and economist, who has served as Chairperson of Science Foundation Ireland.

His great-great-granddaughter Catherine Clinch stars in the Irish language film An Cailín Ciúin

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University of Dublin
Also known as
Andrew Clinch, Andrew Daniel Clinch

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Coo Clinch?

rugby union player

When was Coo Clinch born?

Coo Clinch was born on 28 November 1867 in Dublin.

When did Coo Clinch die?

Coo Clinch died on 1 February 1937 in Dublin.

What was Coo Clinch's occupation?

Coo Clinch was a rugby union player.

What nationality was Coo Clinch?

Coo Clinch was Irish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Coo Clinch

· Wikidata: Q2996506

· DBpedia: Andrew Clinch

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