Ken Goodall
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Kenneth George Goodall was a former Irish international rugby union and British and Irish Lions
player and vice principal at Faughan Valley High School, which is now part of Lisneal College
.
He was educated at Foyle College
and then read chemical engineering at Newcastle University. He made his debut on the rugby pitch in a match against Australia
on 21 January 1967 and subsequently played for Ireland
in 19 successive matches until 14 March 1970.
He was a member of City of Derry R.F.C., played for Newcastle University, club rugby for Winlaton Vulcans RFC in West Gateshead and then played rugby league for the English club Workington Town
in the first and second divisions.
He was reintroduced to rugby union and was reinstated by the Irish Rugby Football Union
when the game became professional.
British and Irish Lions
The British and Irish Lions is a rugby union team made up of players from England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales...
player and vice principal at Faughan Valley High School, which is now part of Lisneal College
Lisneal College
Lisneal College is a controlled secondary school located in Derry, Northern Ireland. It is within the Western Education and Library Board area....
.
He was educated at Foyle College
Foyle and Londonderry College
Foyle College, which is also known by its former name Foyle and Londonderry College or FALC, is a co-educational voluntary grammar school in the city of Derry, Northern Ireland. In 1976, two local schools, Foyle College and Londonderry High School, merged under the Foyle and Londonderry College Act...
and then read chemical engineering at Newcastle University. He made his debut on the rugby pitch in a match against Australia
Australia national rugby union team
The Australian national rugby union team is the representative side of Australia in rugby union. The national team is nicknamed the Wallabies and competes annually with New Zealand and South Africa in the Tri-Nations Series, in which they also contest the Bledisloe Cup with New Zealand and the...
on 21 January 1967 and subsequently played for 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...
in 19 successive matches until 14 March 1970.
He was a member of City of Derry R.F.C., played for Newcastle University, club rugby for Winlaton Vulcans RFC in West Gateshead and then played rugby league for the English club Workington Town
Workington Town
Workington Town is a professional rugby league club playing in Workington in West Cumbria. They play in the Championship 1. Their stadium is called Derwent Park, which they share with Workington Comets, a speedway team....
in the first and second divisions.
He was reintroduced to rugby union and was reinstated by the Irish Rugby Football Union
Irish Rugby Football Union
The Irish Rugby Football Union is the body managing rugby union in Ireland. The IRFU has its head office at 10/12 Lansdowne Road and home ground at Aviva Stadium, where Irish rugby union international matches are played...
when the game became professional.