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Place of Birth: Dún Laoghaire, Leinster, Ireland
About Fergus Slattery
- John Fergus Slattery (born 12 February 1949 in Dún Laoghaire, Ireland) is a former rugby union player who represented Ireland.
- He played schools rugby for Blackrock College and then moved on to play senior rugby for UCD, before earning a call up to the Ireland team in 1970.
- He subsequently left UCD to join Blackrock College R.F.C.
- During his career Slattery earned 61 caps, 18 as captain, and scored 3 tries.
- In 1971, he was a member of the British and Irish Lions squad that toured New Zealand, missing out on a start in the third Test due to illness.
- He played for the Barbarians in the famous 1973 game against the All Blacks in Cardiff.
- Slattery toured with the Lions again in 1974, playing in all four Tests and captaining the side for two provincial matches.
- He was captain of the most successful Irish touring side ever in 1979 which won 7 of the 8 matches in Australia including the two Tests in Brisbane and Sydney.
- In addition to the above honours, he was a member of the Irish Triple Crown-winning team in 1982. Slattery was inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame in 2007.
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