About Ned Lightfoot
Lived 1907 – 1981 (aged 73). Ned Lightfoot was a rugby union player.
Edward John Lightfoot (29 November 1907 — 25 March 1981) was an Irish international rugby union player.
Born in Dublin, Lightfoot played in the first XV at Castleknock College and played his senior rugby for Lansdowne.
Lightfoot was capped 11 times for Ireland, debuting in the 1931 Five Nations. This included a match against the touring 1931–32 Springboks, as part of an All-Lansdowne three-quarter line, alongside Morgan Crowe, Eugene Davy and his Castleknock teammate Jack Arigho. He scored two tries in Ireland's win over Scotland at Murrayfield in 1932.
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Who was Ned Lightfoot?
rugby player
When was Ned Lightfoot born?
Ned Lightfoot was born on 29 November 1907.
When did Ned Lightfoot die?
Ned Lightfoot died on 25 March 1981.
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Ned Lightfoot was a rugby union player.
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