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THE BNY MELLON HALL OF FAME ROLL CALL
09th May 2018
Category: Engage
As the representative body for professional rugby players, Rugby Players Ireland (formerly IRUPA) has seen many players come and go since it was founded by Liam Toland and Peter McKenna in 2001. While all of our players have contributed to the growth of rugby in Ireland during that time, some have made a significant impact.
In 2003, Peter Clohessy and Mick Galwey were the first to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. Many more giants of the Irish game have since followed…
2003
Peter Clohessy & Mick Galwey
2004
Paddy Johns & Keith Wood
2005
Eric Elwood
2006
Jeremy Davidson
2007
Victor Costello
2008
David Humphreys
2009
Anthony Foley
2010
Girvan Dempsey
2011
Malcolm O’Kelly
2012
John Hayes
2013
Denis Hickie
2014
Simon Best
2015
David Wallace
2016
Ronan O’Gara
2017
Geordan Murphy
2018
Brian O’Driscoll
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