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vcard"><caption class="infobox-title"><div class="fn">John Wilgar Taylor</div></caption><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;province">Date of birth</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1859-06-30</span>)</span>30 June 1859</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;province">Place of birth</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/County_Armagh" title="County Armagh">County Armagh</a>, Ireland</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;province">Date of death</th><td class="infobox-data">16 December 1924<span style="display:none">(1924-12-16)</span> (aged 65)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;province">Place of death</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Belfast" title="Belfast">Belfast</a>, Northern Ireland</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #b0c4de;color:inherit;">Rugby union career</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /><table class="infobox-subbox infobox-3cols-child infobox-table"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;"><b>Position(s)</b></th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data role" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> Forward</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #e0ffff;color:inherit;">International career</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;"><b>Years</b></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <b>Team</b></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> <b>Apps</b></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> <b>(Points)</b></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight: normal;">1879–83</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <a href="/wiki/Ireland_national_rugby_union_team" title="Ireland national rugby union team">Ireland</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 8</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (0)</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><p>  </p><p><b>John Wilgar Taylor</b> (30 June 1859 — 16 December 1924) was an Irish international <a href="/wiki/Rugby_union" title="Rugby union">rugby union</a> player. </p><p>The son of a merchant, Taylor was raised in <a href="/wiki/County_Armagh" title="County Armagh">County Armagh</a> and attended <a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_University_Belfast" title="Queen's University Belfast">Queen's University Belfast</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Taylor, a forward, captained Belfast club <a href="/wiki/North_of_Ireland_F.C." title="North of Ireland F.C.">North of Ireland FC</a> and was capped eight times for <a href="/wiki/Ireland_national_rugby_union_team" title="Ireland national rugby union team">Ireland</a> from 1879 to 1883, which included a stint as team captain.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was also captain of the <a href="/wiki/North_of_Ireland_Cricket_Club" title="North of Ireland Cricket Club">North of Ireland Cricket Club</a>, leading two <a href="/wiki/NCU_Challenge_Cup" title="NCU Challenge Cup">Northern Cricket Union Challenge Cup</a>-winning sides.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A Fellow of the Ulster Medical Society, Taylor had a medical practice on <a href="/wiki/Ormeau_Road" title="Ormeau Road">Ormeau Road</a> in Belfast.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Wilgar_Taylor&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Ireland_national_rugby_union_players" title="List of Ireland national rugby union players">List of Ireland national rugby union players</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 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Taylor"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Northern_Whig" title="Northern Whig">Northern Whig</a></i>. 18 December 1924.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Northern+Whig&rft.atitle=Dr+John+W.+Taylor&rft.date=1924-12-18&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk%2Fviewer%2Fbl%2F0001542%2F19241218%2F188%2F0008&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+Wilgar+Taylor" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Wilgar_Taylor&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.espnscrum.com/timeline/rugby/player/483.html">John Wilgar Taylor</a> at 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scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#029349; color:white;;width:1%;text-align:center;">To 1900</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">Feb 1875: <a href="/wiki/George_Stack_(rugby_union)" title="George Stack (rugby union)">George Stack</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Dec 1875: Richard Bell</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Feb 1877: Richard Galbraith</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Feb 1877: William Wilson</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Mar 1878: <a href="/wiki/Robert_Walkington" title="Robert Walkington">Robert Walkington</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1879: <a href="/wiki/William_Neville_(rugby_union)" title="William Neville (rugby union)">William Neville</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1880: <a href="/wiki/Hugh_C._Kelly" title="Hugh C. Kelly">Hugh Kelly</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1881–Jan 1882: <a href="/wiki/Arthur_Forrest_(rugby_union)" title="Arthur Forrest (rugby union)">Arthur Forrest</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Feb 1882: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">John Taylor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1883: <a href="/wiki/George_Scriven" title="George Scriven">George Scriven</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Feb 1884: <a href="/wiki/Sandy_MacDonald_(rugby_union)" title="Sandy MacDonald (rugby union)">Sandy McDonald</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Mar 1884: <a href="/wiki/William_Moore_(rugby_union)" title="William Moore (rugby union)">William Moore</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Feb 1885: William Rutherford</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Mar 1885: <a href="/wiki/Arthur_Forrest_(rugby_union)" title="Arthur Forrest (rugby union)">Arthur Forrest</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Feb 1886: Meredith Johnston</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Feb 1886: John Ross</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1887: <a href="/wiki/Robert_Warren_(rugby_union)" title="Robert Warren (rugby union)">Robert Warren</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Feb–Mar 1888: <a href="/wiki/Henry_Neill" title="Henry Neill">Henry Neill</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Dec 1888–90: <a href="/wiki/Robert_Warren_(rugby_union)" title="Robert Warren (rugby union)">Robert Warren</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Feb–Mar 1891: <a href="/wiki/Dolway_Walkington" title="Dolway Walkington">Dolway Walkington</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Mar 1891: <a href="/wiki/Robert_Stevenson_(rugby_union,_born_1866)" title="Robert Stevenson (rugby union, born 1866)">Robert Stevenson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1892: <a href="/wiki/Victor_Le_Fanu" title="Victor Le Fanu">Victor Le Fanu</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1893: <a href="/wiki/Sam_Lee_(rugby_union)" title="Sam Lee (rugby union)">Sam Lee</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1894: <a href="/wiki/Edmund_Forrest" title="Edmund Forrest">Edmund Forrest</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Feb 1895: <a href="/wiki/John_O%27Conor_(rugby_union)" title="John O'Conor (rugby union)">John O'Conor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Mar 1895: <a href="/wiki/Charles_Rooke" title="Charles Rooke">Charles Rooke</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Mar 1895: <a href="/wiki/Edmund_Forrest" title="Edmund Forrest">Edmund Forrest</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1896: <a href="/wiki/Sam_Lee_(rugby_union)" title="Sam Lee (rugby union)">Sam Lee</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1897: <a href="/wiki/Edmund_Forrest" title="Edmund Forrest">Edmund Forrest</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Feb 1898: <a href="/wiki/Sam_Lee_(rugby_union)" title="Sam Lee (rugby union)">Sam Lee</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Feb 1898: <a href="/wiki/Glyn_Allen" title="Glyn Allen">Glyn Allen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Mar 1898: <a href="/wiki/William_Gardiner_(rugby_union)" title="William Gardiner (rugby union)">William Gardiner</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1899–1900: <a href="/wiki/Louis_Magee" title="Louis Magee">Louis Magee</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#029349; color:white;;width:1%;text-align:center;">To the First World War</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1901: <a href="/wiki/Louis_Magee" title="Louis Magee">Louis Magee</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Feb 1902: <a href="/wiki/John_Fulton_(rugby_union)" title="John Fulton (rugby union)">John Fulton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Mar 1902: <a href="/wiki/Louis_Magee" title="Louis Magee">Louis Magee</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1903–Feb 1904: <a href="/wiki/Harry_Corley" title="Harry Corley">Harry Corley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Mar 1904–06: <a href="/wiki/Charles_Elliot_Allen" title="Charles Elliot Allen">Charles Allen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Feb 1906: <a href="/wiki/Alfred_Tedford" title="Alfred Tedford">Alfred Tedford</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Feb 1906–07: <a href="/wiki/Charles_Elliot_Allen" title="Charles Elliot Allen">Charles Allen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Feb 1908: <a href="/wiki/Harry_Thrift" title="Harry Thrift">Harry Thrift</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Feb–Mar 1908: <a href="/wiki/James_Cecil_Parke" title="James Cecil Parke">James Parke</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Feb 1909: <a href="/wiki/Fred_Gardiner_(rugby_union)" title="Fred Gardiner (rugby union)">Fred Gardiner</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Mar 1909: <a href="/wiki/George_Hamlet" title="George Hamlet">George Hamlet</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Mar 1909: <a href="/wiki/Fred_Gardiner_(rugby_union)" title="Fred Gardiner (rugby union)">Fred Gardiner</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Feb 1910: <a href="/wiki/George_Hamlet" title="George Hamlet">George Hamlet</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Mar 1910: <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Smyth_(rugby_union)" title="Tommy Smyth (rugby union)">Tom Smyth</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Mar 1910–11: <a href="/wiki/George_Hamlet" title="George Hamlet">George Hamlet</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Jan 1912: <a href="/wiki/Dickie_Lloyd" title="Dickie Lloyd">Dickie Lloyd</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Feb 1912: <a href="/wiki/Alexander_Foster_(rugby_union)" title="Alexander Foster (rugby union)">Alexander Foster</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Feb 1912–Feb 1914: <a href="/wiki/Dickie_Lloyd" title="Dickie Lloyd">Dickie Lloyd</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Feb–Mar 1914: <a href="/wiki/Alexander_Foster_(rugby_union)" title="Alexander Foster (rugby union)">Alexander Foster</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#029349; color:white;;width:1%;text-align:center;">To the Second World War</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">Feb 1920: <a href="/wiki/Dickie_Lloyd" title="Dickie Lloyd">Dickie Lloyd</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Feb 1920: <a href="/wiki/William_David_Doherty" title="William David Doherty">George Doherty</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Mar 1920: <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Wallace_(rugby_union)" title="Thomas Wallace (rugby union)">Thomas Wallace</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Apr 1920: <a href="/wiki/Dickie_Lloyd" title="Dickie Lloyd">Dickie Lloyd</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1921: <a href="/wiki/William_David_Doherty" title="William David Doherty">George Doherty</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Feb 1922: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Collopy" title="Bill Collopy">Bill Collopy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Apr 1922–23: <a href="/wiki/John_Thompson_(rugby_union,_born_1898)" title="John Thompson (rugby union, born 1898)">John Thompson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Jan–Feb 1924: <a href="/wiki/Ernie_Crawford" title="Ernie Crawford">William Crawford</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Feb 1924: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Collopy" title="Bill Collopy">Bill Collopy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Mar 1924–27: <a href="/wiki/Ernie_Crawford" title="Ernie Crawford">William Crawford</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1928–Feb 1929: <a href="/wiki/George_Stephenson_(rugby_union)" title="George Stephenson (rugby union)">George Stephenson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Feb 1929: <a href="/wiki/Eugene_Davy" title="Eugene Davy">Eugene Davy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Mar 1929–30: <a href="/wiki/George_Stephenson_(rugby_union)" title="George Stephenson (rugby union)">George Stephenson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1931: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Sugden" title="Mark Sugden">Mark Sugden</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1932: <a href="/wiki/George_Beamish" title="George Beamish">George Beamish</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Feb 1933: <a href="/wiki/Eugene_Davy" title="Eugene Davy">Eugene Davy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Mar 1932: <a href="/wiki/George_Beamish" title="George Beamish">George Beamish</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Apr 1933: <a href="/wiki/Eugene_Davy" title="Eugene Davy">Eugene Davy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1934–36: <a href="/wiki/Jack_Siggins" title="Jack Siggins">Jack Siggins</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1937–Feb 1938: <a href="/wiki/George_J._Morgan" title="George J. Morgan">George Morgan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Mar 1938: <a href="/wiki/Sam_Walker_(rugby_union)" title="Sam Walker (rugby union)">Sam Walker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1939: <a href="/wiki/George_J._Morgan" title="George J. Morgan">George Morgan</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#029349; color:white;;width:1%;text-align:center;">To the professional era</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">Jan–Feb 1947: <a href="/wiki/Con_Murphy_(rugby_union,_born_1914)" title="Con Murphy (rugby union, born 1914)">Con Murphy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Feb–Mar 1947: <a href="/wiki/Deryck_Monteith" title="Deryck Monteith">Deryck Monteith</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Dec 1947–Jan 1948: <a href="/wiki/Ernest_Strathdee" title="Ernest Strathdee">Ernest Strathdee</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Feb 1948–Mar 1951: <a href="/wiki/Karl_Mullen" title="Karl Mullen">Karl Mullen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Dec 1951–Sep 1952: <a href="/wiki/Des_O%27Brien" title="Des O'Brien">Des O'Brien</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Jan 1953–Jan 1954: <a href="/wiki/Jack_Kyle" title="Jack Kyle">Jack Kyle</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Feb–Mar 1954: <a href="/wiki/Jim_McCarthy_(rugby_union)" title="Jim McCarthy (rugby union)">Jim McCarthy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Jan 1955: <a href="/wiki/Robin_Thompson" title="Robin Thompson">Robin Thompson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Feb 1955: <a href="/wiki/Jim_McCarthy_(rugby_union)" title="Jim McCarthy (rugby union)">Jim McCarthy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Feb–Mar 1955: <a href="/wiki/Robin_Thompson" title="Robin Thompson">Robin Thompson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Jan–Feb 1956: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Ritchie_(rugby_union)" title="Jim Ritchie (rugby union)">Jim Ritchie</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Feb 1956–Apr 1958: <a href="/wiki/Noel_Henderson" title="Noel Henderson">Noel Henderson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Feb–Apr 1959: <a href="/wiki/Ronnie_Dawson_(rugby_union)" title="Ronnie Dawson (rugby union)">Ronnie Dawson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Feb–Mar 1960: <a href="/wiki/Andy_Mulligan_(rugby_union)" title="Andy Mulligan (rugby union)">Andy Mulligan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Apr 1960–May 1961: <a href="/wiki/Ronnie_Dawson_(rugby_union)" title="Ronnie Dawson (rugby union)">Ronnie Dawson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Feb–Nov 1962: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Mulcahy" title="Bill Mulcahy">Bill Mulcahy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Jan 1963: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Kiernan" title="Tom Kiernan">Tom Kiernan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Feb–Mar 1963: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Mulcahy" title="Bill Mulcahy">Bill Mulcahy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Dec 1963: <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Kelly_(rugby_union)" title="Jimmy Kelly (rugby union)">Jimmy Kelly</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Feb–Mar 1964: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Mulcahy" title="Bill Mulcahy">Bill Mulcahy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Jan 1965–Feb 1966: <a href="/wiki/Ray_McLoughlin" title="Ray McLoughlin">Ray McLoughlin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Mar 1966: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Kiernan" title="Tom Kiernan">Tom Kiernan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Jan–Apr 1967: <a href="/wiki/Noel_Murphy_(rugby_union,_born_1937)" title="Noel Murphy (rugby union, born 1937)">Noel Murphy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">May 1967–Jan 1971: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Kiernan" title="Tom Kiernan">Tom Kiernan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Feb–Mar 1971: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Gibson_(rugby_union)" title="Mike Gibson (rugby union)">Mike Gibson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Jan 1972–Feb 1973: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Kiernan" title="Tom Kiernan">Tom Kiernan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Mar 1973–Mar 1975: <a href="/wiki/Willie_John_McBride" title="Willie John McBride">Willie John McBride</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Jan–Feb 1976: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Gibson_(rugby_union)" title="Mike Gibson (rugby union)">Mike Gibson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Feb 1976–Mar 1977: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Grace" title="Tom Grace">Tom Grace</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Jan–Mar 1978: <a href="/wiki/John_Moloney_(rugby_union)" title="John Moloney (rugby union)">John Moloney</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Nov 1978: <a href="/wiki/Shay_Deering" title="Shay Deering">Shay Deering</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Jan 1979–Nov 1981: <a href="/wiki/Fergus_Slattery" title="Fergus Slattery">Fergus Slattery</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Jan 1982–Feb 1984: <a href="/wiki/Ciaran_Fitzgerald" title="Ciaran Fitzgerald">Ciaran Fitzgerald</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Feb–Mar 1984: <a href="/wiki/Willie_Duggan" title="Willie Duggan">Willie Duggan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Nov 1984–Mar 1986: <a href="/wiki/Ciaran_Fitzgerald" title="Ciaran Fitzgerald">Ciaran Fitzgerald</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Nov 1986–Apr 1988: <a href="/wiki/Donal_Lenihan" title="Donal Lenihan">Donal Lenihan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Oct 1988–Mar 1989: <a href="/wiki/Phillip_Matthews" title="Phillip Matthews">Phillip Matthews</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Nov 1989–Feb 1990: <a href="/wiki/Willie_Anderson_(rugby_union,_born_1955)" title="Willie Anderson (rugby union, born 1955)">Willie Anderson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Mar–Oct 1990: <a href="/wiki/Donal_Lenihan" title="Donal Lenihan">Donal Lenihan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Feb–Mar 1991: <a href="/wiki/Rob_Saunders" title="Rob Saunders">Rob Saunders</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">July 1991: <a href="/wiki/Phillip_Matthews" title="Phillip Matthews">Phillip Matthews</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">July 1991: <a href="/wiki/Rob_Saunders" title="Rob Saunders">Rob Saunders</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Oct 1991–Feb 1992: <a href="/wiki/Phillip_Matthews" title="Phillip Matthews">Phillip Matthews</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Oct 1991: <a href="/wiki/Terry_Kingston" title="Terry Kingston">Terry Kingston</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Mar–May 1992: <a href="/wiki/Phil_Danaher_(rugby_union)" title="Phil Danaher (rugby union)">Phil Danaher</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Jun 1992: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Bradley_(rugby_union,_born_1962)" title="Michael Bradley (rugby union, born 1962)">Michael Bradley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Oct 1992: <a href="/wiki/Phil_Danaher_(rugby_union)" title="Phil Danaher (rugby union)">Phil Danaher</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Jan 1993–Nov 1994: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Bradley_(rugby_union,_born_1962)" title="Michael Bradley (rugby union, born 1962)">Michael Bradley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Jan 1995: <a href="/wiki/Brendan_Mullin" title="Brendan Mullin">Brendan Mullin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Feb–Mar 1995: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Bradley_(rugby_union,_born_1962)" title="Michael Bradley (rugby union, born 1962)">Michael Bradley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Mar–May 1995: <a href="/wiki/Terry_Kingston" title="Terry Kingston">Terry Kingston</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">May 1995: <a href="/wiki/Nick_Popplewell" title="Nick Popplewell">Nick Popplewell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Jun 1995: <a href="/wiki/Terry_Kingston" title="Terry Kingston">Terry Kingston</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#029349; color:white;;width:1%;text-align:center;">To the present day</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">Nov 1995–Feb 1996: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Staples" title="Jim Staples">Jim Staples</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Mar–Nov 1996: <a href="/wiki/Niall_Hogan" title="Niall Hogan">Niall Hogan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Nov 1996–Jan 1997: <a href="/wiki/Keith_Wood" title="Keith Wood">Keith Wood</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Feb–Mar 1997: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Staples" title="Jim Staples">Jim Staples</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Nov 1997: <a href="/wiki/Keith_Wood" title="Keith Wood">Keith Wood</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Nov 1997: <a href="/wiki/Nick_Popplewell" title="Nick Popplewell">Nick Popplewell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Dec 1997–Apr 1998: <a href="/wiki/Keith_Wood" title="Keith Wood">Keith Wood</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Jun 1998–Apr 1999: <a href="/wiki/Paddy_Johns" title="Paddy Johns">Paddy Johns</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Jun–Oct 1999: <a href="/wiki/Dion_O%27Cuinneagain" title="Dion O'Cuinneagain">Dion O'Cuinneagain</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000–Feb 2001: <a href="/wiki/Keith_Wood" title="Keith Wood">Keith Wood</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Jun 2001: <a href="/wiki/Mick_Galwey" title="Mick Galwey">Mick Galwey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Sep–Oct 2001: <a href="/wiki/Keith_Wood" title="Keith Wood">Keith Wood</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Nov 2001: <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Foley" title="Anthony Foley">Anthony Foley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Nov 2001: <a href="/wiki/Keith_Wood" title="Keith Wood">Keith Wood</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Feb–Mar 2002: <a href="/wiki/Mick_Galwey" title="Mick Galwey">Mick Galwey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Mar 2002: <a href="/wiki/David_Humphreys_(rugby_union)" title="David Humphreys (rugby union)">David Humphreys</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Apr–Jun 2002: <a href="/wiki/Keith_Wood" title="Keith Wood">Keith Wood</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Sep 2002: <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Foley" title="Anthony Foley">Anthony Foley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Sep 2002: <a href="/wiki/Keith_Wood" title="Keith Wood">Keith Wood</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Sep 2002: <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Foley" title="Anthony Foley">Anthony Foley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Nov 2002–Mar 2003: <a href="/wiki/Brian_O%27Driscoll" title="Brian O'Driscoll">Brian O'Driscoll</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Jun 2003: <a href="/wiki/David_Humphreys_(rugby_union)" title="David Humphreys (rugby union)">David Humphreys</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Jun 2003: <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Corrigan" title="Reggie Corrigan">Reggie Corrigan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Aug 2003: <a href="/wiki/Keith_Wood" title="Keith Wood">Keith Wood</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Aug 2003: <a href="/wiki/Brian_O%27Driscoll" title="Brian O'Driscoll">Brian O'Driscoll</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Sep–Nov 2003: <a href="/wiki/Keith_Wood" title="Keith Wood">Keith Wood</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Feb 2004: <a href="/wiki/Paul_O%27Connell" title="Paul O'Connell">Paul O'Connell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Feb 2004– Feb 2005: <a href="/wiki/Brian_O%27Driscoll" title="Brian O'Driscoll">Brian O'Driscoll</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Feb 2005: <a href="/wiki/Paul_O%27Connell" title="Paul O'Connell">Paul O'Connell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Feb–Mar 2005: <a href="/wiki/Brian_O%27Driscoll" title="Brian O'Driscoll">Brian O'Driscoll</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Jun 2005: <a href="/wiki/David_Humphreys_(rugby_union)" title="David Humphreys (rugby union)">David Humphreys</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Nov 2005: <a href="/wiki/Simon_Easterby" title="Simon Easterby">Simon Easterby</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Nov 2005: <a href="/wiki/David_Humphreys_(rugby_union)" title="David Humphreys (rugby union)">David Humphreys</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006–Feb 2007: <a href="/wiki/Brian_O%27Driscoll" title="Brian O'Driscoll">Brian O'Driscoll</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Feb 2007: <a href="/wiki/Paul_O%27Connell" title="Paul O'Connell">Paul O'Connell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Feb–Mar 2007: <a href="/wiki/Brian_O%27Driscoll" title="Brian O'Driscoll">Brian O'Driscoll</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">May–Jun 2007: <a href="/wiki/Simon_Best" title="Simon Best">Simon Best</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Aug 2007: <a href="/wiki/Brian_O%27Driscoll" title="Brian O'Driscoll">Brian O'Driscoll</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Aug 2007: <a href="/wiki/Paul_O%27Connell" title="Paul O'Connell">Paul O'Connell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Sep 2007–Mar 2008: <a href="/wiki/Brian_O%27Driscoll" title="Brian O'Driscoll">Brian O'Driscoll</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Mar 2008: <a href="/wiki/Ronan_O%27Gara" title="Ronan O'Gara">Ronan O'Gara</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Jun 2008–Mar 2009: <a href="/wiki/Brian_O%27Driscoll" title="Brian O'Driscoll">Brian O'Driscoll</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">May 2009: <a href="/wiki/Rory_Best" title="Rory Best">Rory Best</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Nov 2009–Mar 2011: <a href="/wiki/Brian_O%27Driscoll" title="Brian O'Driscoll">Brian O'Driscoll</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Aug 2011: <a href="/wiki/Leo_Cullen_(rugby_union)" title="Leo Cullen (rugby union)">Leo Cullen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Aug 2011: <a href="/wiki/Brian_O%27Driscoll" title="Brian O'Driscoll">Brian O'Driscoll</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Aug 2011: <a href="/wiki/Paul_O%27Connell" title="Paul O'Connell">Paul O'Connell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Sep 2011: <a href="/wiki/Brian_O%27Driscoll" title="Brian O'Driscoll">Brian O'Driscoll</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Sep 2011: <a href="/wiki/Leo_Cullen_(rugby_union)" title="Leo Cullen (rugby union)">Leo Cullen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Oct 2011: <a href="/wiki/Brian_O%27Driscoll" title="Brian O'Driscoll">Brian O'Driscoll</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Feb 2012–Mar 2012: <a href="/wiki/Paul_O%27Connell" title="Paul O'Connell">Paul O'Connell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Mar 2012: <a href="/wiki/Rory_Best" title="Rory Best">Rory Best</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Jun 2012: <a href="/wiki/Brian_O%27Driscoll" title="Brian O'Driscoll">Brian O'Driscoll</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Nov 2012–Mar 2013: <a href="/wiki/Jamie_Heaslip" title="Jamie Heaslip">Jamie Heaslip</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Jun 2013: <a href="/wiki/Peter_O%27Mahony" title="Peter O'Mahony">Peter O'Mahony</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Nov 2013: <a href="/wiki/Jamie_Heaslip" title="Jamie Heaslip">Jamie Heaslip</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Nov 2013: <a href="/wiki/Paul_O%27Connell" title="Paul O'Connell">Paul O'Connell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Feb 2014: <a href="/wiki/Jamie_Heaslip" title="Jamie Heaslip">Jamie Heaslip</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Feb–Nov 2014: <a href="/wiki/Paul_O%27Connell" title="Paul O'Connell">Paul O'Connell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Nov 2014: <a href="/wiki/Eoin_Reddan" title="Eoin Reddan">Eoin Reddan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Nov 2014–Mar 2015: <a href="/wiki/Paul_O%27Connell" title="Paul O'Connell">Paul O'Connell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Aug 2015: <a href="/wiki/Jamie_Heaslip" title="Jamie Heaslip">Jamie Heaslip</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Aug 2015: <a href="/wiki/Se%C3%A1n_O%27Brien_(rugby_union,_born_1987)" title="Seán O'Brien (rugby union, born 1987)">Seán O'Brien</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Aug–Sep 2015: <a href="/wiki/Paul_O%27Connell" title="Paul O'Connell">Paul O'Connell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Sep 2015: <a href="/wiki/Jamie_Heaslip" title="Jamie Heaslip">Jamie Heaslip</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Oct 2015: <a href="/wiki/Paul_O%27Connell" title="Paul O'Connell">Paul O'Connell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Oct 2015: <a href="/wiki/Jamie_Heaslip" title="Jamie Heaslip">Jamie Heaslip</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Feb 2016–Nov 2016: <a href="/wiki/Rory_Best" title="Rory Best">Rory Best</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Nov 2016: <a href="/wiki/Peter_O%27Mahony" title="Peter O'Mahony">Peter O'Mahony</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Nov 2016–Feb 2017: <a href="/wiki/Rory_Best" title="Rory Best">Rory Best</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Feb 2017: <a href="/wiki/Jamie_Heaslip" title="Jamie Heaslip">Jamie Heaslip</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Feb–Mar 2017: <a href="/wiki/Rory_Best" title="Rory Best">Rory Best</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Jun 2017: <a href="/wiki/Rhys_Ruddock" title="Rhys Ruddock">Rhys Ruddock</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Nov 2017: <a href="/wiki/Rory_Best" title="Rory Best">Rory Best</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Nov 2017: <a href="/wiki/Rhys_Ruddock" title="Rhys Ruddock">Rhys Ruddock</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Feb–Mar 2018: <a href="/wiki/Rory_Best" title="Rory Best">Rory Best</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Jun 2018: <a href="/wiki/Peter_O%27Mahony" title="Peter O'Mahony">Peter O'Mahony</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Nov 2018: <a href="/wiki/Rhys_Ruddock" title="Rhys Ruddock">Rhys Ruddock</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Nov 2018–Feb 2019: <a href="/wiki/Rory_Best" title="Rory Best">Rory Best</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Feb 2019: <a href="/wiki/Peter_O%27Mahony" title="Peter O'Mahony">Peter O'Mahony</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Mar 2019: <a href="/wiki/Rory_Best" title="Rory Best">Rory Best</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Aug 2019: <a href="/wiki/Rhys_Ruddock" title="Rhys Ruddock">Rhys Ruddock</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Aug 2019: <a href="/wiki/Rory_Best" title="Rory Best">Rory Best</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Aug 2019: <a href="/wiki/Peter_O%27Mahony" title="Peter O'Mahony">Peter O'Mahony</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Sep 2019: <a href="/wiki/Rory_Best" title="Rory Best">Rory Best</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Oct 2019: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Sexton" title="Johnny Sexton">Johnny Sexton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Oct 2019: <a href="/wiki/Rory_Best" title="Rory Best">Rory Best</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Feb–Nov 2020: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Sexton" title="Johnny Sexton">Johnny Sexton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Nov 2020: <a href="/wiki/James_Ryan_(rugby_union,_born_1996)" title="James Ryan (rugby union, born 1996)">James Ryan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Feb 2021: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Sexton" title="Johnny Sexton">Johnny Sexton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Feb 2021: <a href="/wiki/Iain_Henderson" title="Iain Henderson">Iain Henderson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Feb–Mar 2021: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Sexton" title="Johnny Sexton">Johnny Sexton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Jul 2021: <a href="/wiki/James_Ryan_(rugby_union,_born_1996)" title="James Ryan (rugby union, born 1996)">James Ryan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Nov 2021: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Sexton" title="Johnny Sexton">Johnny Sexton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Nov 2021: <a href="/wiki/James_Ryan_(rugby_union,_born_1996)" title="James Ryan (rugby union, born 1996)">James Ryan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Feb 2022: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Sexton" title="Johnny Sexton">Johnny Sexton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Feb 2022: <a href="/wiki/James_Ryan_(rugby_union,_born_1996)" title="James Ryan (rugby union, born 1996)">James Ryan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Feb 2022: <a href="/wiki/Peter_O%27Mahony" title="Peter O'Mahony">Peter O'Mahony</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Mar 2022: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Sexton" title="Johnny Sexton">Johnny Sexton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Jun 2022: <a href="/wiki/Bundee_Aki" title="Bundee Aki">Bundee Aki</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Jul 2022: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Sexton" title="Johnny Sexton">Johnny Sexton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Jul 2022: <a href="/wiki/Keith_Earls" title="Keith Earls">Keith Earls</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Jul–Nov 2022: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Sexton" title="Johnny Sexton">Johnny Sexton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Nov 2022: <a href="/wiki/Tadhg_Furlong" title="Tadhg Furlong">Tadhg Furlong</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Nov 2022: <a href="/wiki/Peter_O%27Mahony" title="Peter O'Mahony">Peter O'Mahony</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Feb 2023: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Sexton" title="Johnny Sexton">Johnny Sexton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Feb 2023: <a href="/wiki/James_Ryan_(rugby_union,_born_1996)" title="James Ryan (rugby union, born 1996)">James Ryan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Mar 2023: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Sexton" title="Johnny Sexton">Johnny Sexton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Aug 2023: <a href="/wiki/Iain_Henderson" title="Iain Henderson">Iain Henderson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Aug 2023: <a href="/wiki/James_Ryan_(rugby_union,_born_1996)" title="James Ryan (rugby union, born 1996)">James Ryan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Sep–Oct 2023: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Sexton" title="Johnny Sexton">Johnny Sexton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Feb 2024: <a href="/wiki/Peter_O%27Mahony" title="Peter O'Mahony">Peter O'Mahony</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Feb 2024: <a href="/wiki/Caelan_Doris" title="Caelan Doris">Caelan Doris</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Feb–Jul 2024: <a href="/wiki/Peter_O%27Mahony" title="Peter O'Mahony">Peter O'Mahony</a></span></li> 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