Full name | Alan Edward Doherty | ||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 31 July 1945 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford, Republic Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
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Alan Edward Doherty (born 31 July 1945) is an Irish former rugby union international.
Doherty, a native of Enniscorthy, was versed in rugby while at Kilkenny College, while also playing field hockey at schoolboy international level. He was a centre and made his senior debut for Enniscorthy RFC aged 17. [1]
Early in his career, Doherty was based in England, where he competed for Bedford and London Irish, before returning to Ireland in 1970. [2] He played in Ireland for Old Wesley, a side captained by his brother David. [3]
Doherty appeared for Ireland in a centenary celebration match against a President's XV at Lansdowne Road in 1974, for which caps were awarded. He is believed to be the first person from Enniscorthy to be capped for Ireland. [4]