About Gerry Culliton
Lived 1936 – 2012 (aged 76). Gerry Culliton was an Irish rugby union player.
Gerard Culliton (15 June 1936 – 7 September 2012) was an Irish international rugby union player. A native of Clonaslee in County Laois, he won 19 caps for Ireland, playing in four different positions.
After playing for Tullamore for two years, Culliton moved to Wanderers in Dublin, where he played for seventeen years. He went on to play provincial rugby for Leinster and then received a call-up to the Ireland national rugby union team, making his debut against England in 1959 at Lansdowne Road. He played for Ireland for six years. Away from rugby, he worked as a farmer. He died on 7 September 2012 at his home in Rearymore, County Laois.
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Who was Gerry Culliton?
Irish rugby union player
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Gerry Culliton was born on 15 June 1936 in Clonaslee.
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Gerry Culliton died on 7 September 2012.
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Gerry Culliton was a rugby union player.
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