Fergus Slattery

Fergus Slattery

Full name	John Fergus Slattery
Date of birth	(1949-02-12) 12 February 1949
Place of birth	Dún Laoghaire, Ireland
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	93 kg (14 st 9 lb)
School	Blackrock College
University	University College Dublin
Occupation(s)	Property consultant
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Flanker
Amateur clubs
Years	Club / team
	UCD Blackrock College RFC
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1970–84 1971-1974 1970–84	Ireland Lions Barbarians FC	61 4 18	(12) (0) (20)
correct as of 11 Aug 2011.

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, but he did not play in the Test matches. 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.

External links

• IRFU profile
• Lions profile
• ESPNscrum profile
• Barbarians profile