Ireland rugby great Tony O’Reilly, who later became a leading businessman, died on Saturday In Dublin, his family announced.
He was 88.
“He lived one of the great lives and we were fortunate to spend time with him in recent weeks as that great life drew to a close,” the family said in a statement.
The Irish Rugby Football Union posted on X: “A legend of the game has passed. Our deepest sympathies to his family and friends.”
O’Reilly made his international debut against France in 1955 and went on to
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