About Dave MacSweeney
Lived 1930 – 2010 (aged 80). Dave MacSweeney was a rugby union player.
David Anthony MacSweeney (26 January 1930 — 26 May 2010) was an Irish international rugby union player.
MacSweeney was born in Cappoquin, County Waterford, and attended Rockwell College.
As a wing-forward, MacSweeney earned an Ireland cap against Scotland at Murrayfield in 1955, replacing Jim McCarthy. He was also a Cambridge blue and played for the varsity team, which faced the touring 1957–58 Wallabies.
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Who was Dave MacSweeney?
rugby player
When was Dave MacSweeney born?
Dave MacSweeney was born on 26 January 1930.
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Dave MacSweeney died on 26 May 2010.
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Dave MacSweeney was a rugby union player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Dave MacSweeney. https://biography.guide/dave-macsweeney/
MLA: "Dave MacSweeney." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/dave-macsweeney/.
Chicago: "Dave MacSweeney." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/dave-macsweeney/.
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