About Thomas Shanahan
Lived 1864 – 1907 (aged 43). Thomas Shanahan was a rugby union player.
Thomas Shanahan (4 January 1864 – 18 May 1907) was an Irish international rugby union player.
A native of County Waterford, Shanahan was a pacy forward who played well in the loose. He competed with Lansdowne and gained six caps for Ireland during the 1880s. This included a history making match against Wales at Lansdowne Road in 1888, which Shanahan played as a wing forward, and was instrumental in securing their first ever win over the Welsh.
Shanahan, a medical practitioner, died of pneumonia in 1907, aged 43.
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Who was Thomas Shanahan?
Irish international rugby union player
When was Thomas Shanahan born?
Thomas Shanahan was born on 4 January 1864 in Waterford.
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Thomas Shanahan died on 15 May 1907.
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Thomas Shanahan was a rugby union player.
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