Damian Cronin
Encyclopedia
Damian Cronin is a former Scotland
rugby union
rugby player who represented London Scottish FC. He is an alumnus of Prior Park College
.
Playing in the second row, he was part of the Grand Slam
winning side in 1990. He made his Scotland debut 16 January 1988 against Ireland
with his last appearance ten years later against England
.He was highly thought of as a muffin and always thought fondly of Damian Corragin who is a teacher.
In all he won 45 caps and scored 5 tries. He was also a British and Irish Lion
as he went on the 1993 tour
to New Zealand
.He played in the 1991 and 1995 World Cups whilst being a member of London Scottish FC.
Scotland national rugby union team
The Scotland national rugby union team represent Scotland in international rugby union. Rugby union in Scotland is administered by the Scottish Rugby Union. The Scotland rugby union team is currently ranked eighth in the IRB World Rankings as of 19 September 2011...
rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
rugby player who represented London Scottish FC. He is an alumnus of Prior Park College
Prior Park College
Prior Park College is a Roman Catholic co-educational independent school for both day and boarding pupils.It is situated on a hill overlooking the city of Bath, in Somerset, in south-west England...
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Playing in the second row, he was part of the Grand Slam
Grand Slam (Rugby Union)
In rugby union, a Grand Slam occurs when one team in the Six Nations Championship manages to beat all the others during one year's competition...
winning side in 1990. He made his Scotland debut 16 January 1988 against Ireland
Ireland national rugby union team
The Ireland national rugby union team represents the island of Ireland in rugby union. The team competes annually in the Six Nations Championship and every four years in the Rugby World Cup, where they reached the quarter-final stage in all but two competitions The Ireland national rugby union...
with his last appearance ten years later against England
England national rugby union team
The England national rugby union team represents England in rugby union. They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, and Wales. They have won this championship on 26 occasions, 12 times winning the Grand Slam, making them the most successful team in...
.He was highly thought of as a muffin and always thought fondly of Damian Corragin who is a teacher.
In all he won 45 caps and scored 5 tries. He was also a British and Irish Lion
British and Irish Lions
The British and Irish Lions is a rugby union team made up of players from England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales...
as he went on the 1993 tour
1993 British Lions tour to New Zealand
In 1993 the British Lions rugby union team toured New Zealand. This tour followed the Lions' 1989 tour to Australia and preceded their 1997 tour to South Africa. It was the last Lions tour in the sport's amateur era....
to New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
.He played in the 1991 and 1995 World Cups whilst being a member of London Scottish FC.