About Deryck Monteith
Lived 1922 – 1992 (aged 69). Deryck Monteith was a rugby union player.
Jack Deryck Erle Monteith (24 August 1922 — 26 June 1992), known as Deryck Monteith, was an Irish rugby union international.
Career Monteith, a centre, played his rugby for Malone, Queen's University and Ulster.
Capped three times by Ireland in the 1947 Five Nations Championship, Monteith debuted in a win over England at Lansdowne Road, then led the team for the next two fixtures, after incumbent captain Con Murphy was dropped from the side. These remained his only Ireland caps.
Personal life Eldest son of a Ballymoney dentist, Monteith had one brother and five sisters. He was a close friend in his later years of athlete Mary Peters.
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Who was Deryck Monteith?
rugby player
When was Deryck Monteith born?
Deryck Monteith was born on 24 August 1922.
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Deryck Monteith died on 26 June 1992.
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Deryck Monteith was a rugby union player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Deryck Monteith. https://biography.guide/deryck-monteith/
MLA: "Deryck Monteith." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/deryck-monteith/.
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