Neville Furlong, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Irish rugby union player (1968-2017)
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About Neville Furlong
- Neville Furlong (10 July 1968 – 26 September 2017) was an Irish rugby union international player who played as a winger. Furlong initially played Gaelic football, and was selected at both minor and under-21 levels for Wexford.
- He attended University College Galway, where he developed an interest in rugby and played for the university team as well as for Connacht.
- He was an Irish Army captain.Furlong played for the Ireland team in 1992, winning 2 caps during the 1992 Ireland tour of New Zealand.
- He scored one try for Ireland in his second test match against New Zealand on 6 June 1992.
- He was the last Irish player to score a try worth four points as rugby changed its scoring system later in 1992.Furlong died on 26 September 2017 following a long battle against cancer.
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