Gary Halpin

Career After graduating from Manhattan College in 1988, Halpin went back to Ireland the following year and began his club rugby career at Wanderers F.C. He was part of the team that won the Leinster Senior Cup in 1990. He signed for London Irish in 1991, and made 122 first team appearances for them over the next seven years. He proceeded to play for Harlequins from 1998 to 1999; in his only season with them, he scored 10 points in 23 games.

Halpin played for the Ireland team from 1990 to 1995, winning 11 caps. He later expressed regret for doing this in 2019, adding how he did this in retaliation to Sean Fitzpatrick – who set the All Blacks appearance record that same game – provoking the Irish side by calling them Paddies. He served as head of boarding at Cistercian College, Roscrea. He resided at the school with his wife, Carol, who was also employed there. Together, they had three children. Halpin died suddenly on 23 February 2021, at the age of 55.