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His international career saw him make appearances for Ireland against such national teams as [[Scotland national rugby league team|Scotland]] and the [[United States national rugby league team|United States]]. In 1995, he played for Ireland in the [[Rugby League Emerging Nations Tournament]] held in October in northern England. On [[St. Patrick's Day]] in 1996 he was on the squad against the [[USA Rugby League|USA Rugby League team]], at RFK Stadium in [[Washington, D.C.]] |
His international career saw him make appearances for Ireland against such national teams as [[Scotland national rugby league team|Scotland]] and the [[United States national rugby league team|United States]]. In 1995, he played for Ireland in the [[Rugby League Emerging Nations Tournament]] held in October in northern England. On [[St. Patrick's Day]] in 1996 he was on the squad against the [[USA Rugby League|USA Rugby League team]], at RFK Stadium in [[Washington, D.C.]] |
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In 2014, he was named a Director of [[Rugby League Ireland]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rli.ie/article/11396/former-international-joins-board|title=Former International Joins Board|publisher=Rli.ie|date=2014-01-31|accessdate=2015-06-06}}</ref> |
In 2014, he was named a Director of [[Rugby League Ireland]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rli.ie/article/11396/former-international-joins-board|title=Former International Joins Board|publisher=Rli.ie|date=2014-01-31|accessdate=2015-06-06|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924091444/http://www.rli.ie/article/11396/former-international-joins-board|archivedate=24 September 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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| Full name | Desmond J. Foy[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 December 1963 Oldham, Lancashire, England[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Des Foy (born 29 December 1963 in Oldham, Lancashire) is a British former rugby league player, appearing for various teams in Britain and Australia, and at the international level for Great Britain and Ireland.
Foy signed for Widnes at the age of seventeen, later transferring for an undisclosed fee to Oldham. In 1984, he toured with the British Lions to Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. In 1989 he signed for Newcastle Knights, returning shortly after to play again for Oldham and for Huddersfield. He retired from club rugby in 1993.
His international career saw him make appearances for Ireland against such national teams as Scotland and the United States. In 1995, he played for Ireland in the Rugby League Emerging Nations Tournament held in October in northern England. On St. Patrick's Day in 1996 he was on the squad against the USA Rugby League team, at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C.
In 2014, he was named a Director of Rugby League Ireland.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ "Des Foy - Career Stats & Summary". Rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ^ "Former International Joins Board". Rli.ie. 31 January 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
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External links
- Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk
- Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
- Statistics at orl-heritagetrust.org.uk
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