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| name = Andrew Clinch
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| birth_name = Andrew Daniel Clinch
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| birth_date = 29 November 1867
| birth_date = 28 November 1867
| death_date = 1 February 1937
| death_date = 1 February 1937
| birth_place = [[Dublin]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]
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'''Andrew Daniel Clinch''' (29 November 1867 - 1 February 1937),<ref>[http://www.scrum.com/ireland/rugby/player/1047.html Andrew Clinch player profile] Scrum.com</ref> was an [[Republic of Ireland|Irish]] [[rugby union]] forward who played club rugby for [[Dublin University Football Club|Dublin University]] and international rugby for [[Ireland national rugby union team|Ireland]] and the [[British and Irish Lions|British Isles]].
'''Andrew Daniel Clinch''' [[Medical Doctor|MD]] [[Justice of the Peace|JP]] (28 November 1867 1 February 1937),<ref>[http://www.espnscrum.com/ireland/rugby/player/1047.html Andrew Clinch player profile] Scrum.com</ref> was an [[Republic of Ireland|Irish]] [[rugby union]] forward who played club rugby for [[Dublin University Football Club|Dublin University]] and international rugby for [[Ireland national rugby union team|Ireland]] and the [[British & Irish Lions|British and Irish Lions]].


==Biography==
==Biography==
Educated at Belvedere College S.J. Andrew Clinch represented Leinster and Ireland in a distinguished playing career and later became president of the [[Irish Rugby Football Union]]. He was a member of the squad on the [[1896 British Lions tour to South Africa]].
Educated at [[Belvedere College]] S.J. Andrew Daniel (Coo) Clinch represented Leinster, Ireland and the British and Irish Lions in a distinguished playing career and later became president of the [[Irish Rugby Football Union]]. He was a member of the squad on the [[1896 British Lions tour to South Africa]].


His son, also named Andrew, also attended Belvedere College S.J. and was killed in the Second World War.
His son, [[Jammie Clinch]], also played rugby for Ireland and the British and Irish Lions.

His grandfather James Clinch was a jeweler and made Claddagh Rings in Galway in the early 1800s

His great-grandson [[Peter Clinch]] is an Irish academic and economist, who has served as Chairperson of Science Foundation Ireland.

His great-great-granddaughter Catherine Clinch stars in the Irish language film [[An Cailín Ciúin]]


==References==
==References==
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{{British and Irish Lions 1896}}
{{British and Irish Lions 1896}}


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| NAME = Clinch, Andrew
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Irish rugby union player
| DATE OF BIRTH = 29 November 1867
| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Dublin]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]
| DATE OF DEATH = 1 February 1937
| PLACE OF DEATH = [[Dublin]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]
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Latest revision as of 00:49, 21 April 2024

Andrew Clinch
Birth nameAndrew Daniel Clinch
Date of birth28 November 1867
Place of birthDublin, Ireland
Date of death1 February 1937
Place of deathDublin, Ireland
SchoolBelvedere College
UniversityTrinity College Dublin
ChildrenJammie Clinch
Paul Clinch
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
Dublin University
Wanderers
()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1892-1897
1896
Ireland
British Lions
10
4
(0)
(0)

Andrew Daniel Clinch MD JP (28 November 1867 – 1 February 1937),[1] was an Irish rugby union forward who played club rugby for Dublin University and international rugby for Ireland and the British and Irish Lions.

Biography

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Educated at Belvedere College S.J. Andrew Daniel (Coo) Clinch represented Leinster, Ireland and the British and Irish Lions in a distinguished playing career and later became president of the Irish Rugby Football Union. He was a member of the squad on the 1896 British Lions tour to South Africa.

His son, Jammie Clinch, also played rugby for Ireland and the British and Irish Lions.

His grandfather James Clinch was a jeweler and made Claddagh Rings in Galway in the early 1800s

His great-grandson Peter Clinch is an Irish academic and economist, who has served as Chairperson of Science Foundation Ireland.

His great-great-granddaughter Catherine Clinch stars in the Irish language film An Cailín Ciúin

References

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