John Coleman (Gaelic footballer)
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John Coleman is a retired Irish
sportsperson. He played Gaelic football
with his local club Millstreet
and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team from 1971 until 1979.
He also represented Munster
in their rugby union
match against the New Zealand All Blacks in 1974, and Ireland 'B' against France.
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
sportsperson. He played Gaelic football
Gaelic football
Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
with his local club Millstreet
Millstreet GAA
Millstreet GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the parish of Millstreet in Cork, Ireland. The club paricipates in competitions organized by Cork GAA county board and Duhallow division...
and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team from 1971 until 1979.
He also represented Munster
Munster Rugby
Munster Rugby is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Munster, that competes in the RaboDirect Pro12 and Heineken Cup.The team represents the Irish Rugby Football Union Munster Branch which is one of four primary branches of the IRFU, and is responsible for rugby union in the Irish...
in their 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...
match against the New Zealand All Blacks in 1974, and Ireland 'B' against France.
External links
- http://www.millstreet.ie/blog/2010/07/07/cork-star-john-coleman-still-motoring-on A blog copy of a Hogan Stand magazine article that appeared 15 January 1993 (accessed 20 August 2010)