FORMER LEINSTER SECOND ROW Louis Magee has been elected as the new President of the IRFU, replacing the outgoing Pat Fitzgerald.
Bective Rangers clubman Magee played for the eastern province between 1973 and 1979, and was picked for an Ireland trial in ’79. He was club captain at Bective on three separate occasions and acted as Director of Rugby at the the Dublin club before being elected its president in 1997.
From there, Magee moved into the Leinster administration, rising to the position of Branch President in 2003/04, the same season he began working with the IRFU.
His involvement with Irish rugby’s governing body since then has involved roles such as Chairman of the Performance Committee, IRFU representative to the Exiles Committee and being a member of the Domestic Game Committee.
Magee becomes the 127th president of the IRFU, and continues a long-standing tradition of Bective men taking up the position, following in the footsteps of John Hamilton O’Conor [1911-'12], William G. Fallon [1949-'50], Michael Cuddy [1993-'94] and John Lyons [2008-'09].
The new president’s grandfather, also named Louis Magee, captained Ireland to their 1889 Triple Crown.
Hard luck Tipp. At least we now travel with hope of winning rather than in hope of an upset. Secured promotion in league so we are on the right road. Best of luck to cork in the remainder of the 21 championship.
Great game of open football. Fair play to Tipp but think Cork just had that extra edge up front.Alan Cadogan serious dual prospect!
Congrats to tipp! Plus the promotion from D4, it’s a positive year for them until now.
Munster needs a 3rd men!