Des Foy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Des Foy

English rugby league player

Date of Birth: 29-Dec-1963

Place of Birth: Oldham, England, United Kingdom

Profession: rugby league player

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Des Foy (born 29 December 1963 in Oldham, Lancashire) is a British former professional rugby league footballer, appearing for various teams in Britain, and Australia, and at the international level for Great Britain and Ireland. Foy signed for Widnes at the age of seventeen, later transferring for an undisclosed fee to Oldham.
In 1984, he toured with the British Lions to Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea.
In 1989 he signed for Newcastle Knights, returning shortly after to play again for Oldham, and for Huddersfield.
He retired from club rugby in 1993. His international career saw him make appearances for Ireland against such national teams as Scotland, and the United States.
In 1995, he played for Ireland in the Rugby League Emerging Nations Tournament held in October in northern England.
On St.
Patrick's Day in 1996 he was on the squad against the USA Rugby League team, at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. In 2014, he was named a Director of Rugby League Ireland.