About Ernest Ridgeway
Lived 1911 – 1986 (aged 74). Ernest Ridgeway was a rugby union player.
Ernest Charles Ridgeway (16 September 1911 — 2 May 1986) was an Irish international rugby union player.
Born in Dublin, Ridgeway was capped five times for Ireland. He featured in most backline positions in matches for his club Wanderers and was a long kick of the ball, but was best suited to playing as a three-quarter. His first international opportunity came deputising injured fullback Dermot Morris in 1932, for their wins over Scotland and Wales. When he returned to the side in 1935 it was as a centre and he scored a try to help defeat Scotland at Lansdowne Road.
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Ernest Ridgeway was born on 16 September 1911.
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Ernest Ridgeway died on 2 May 1986.
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Ernest Ridgeway was a rugby union player.
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