Ralph Keyes

For the author of the same name, see Ralph Keyes (author).

Ralph Keyes (born March 1, 1961 in Cork, Ireland) is a rugby player who won 8 caps playing at fly-half for the Irish rugby union side. He made his international test debut at the age of 24 on 1 March 1986 against England in the 1986 Five Nations Championship. It was his last match until selection for the 1991 Rugby World Cup during which he played 4 matches and scored 68 points, the highest of any player during that tournament. He then played three matches in the following years Five Nations Championship before losing his place in the starting line-up.

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Ireland squad – 1991 Rugby World Cup

Forwards: D. Fitzgerald Francis Halpin Hamilton Kingston Lenihan Mannion Matthews (c) Popplewell Smith Robinson

Backs Aherne Clarke Crossan Cunningham Curtis Geoghegan Keyes Mullin Murphy Saunders Staples

Coach: Fitzgerald

RTÉ Sports Person of the Year winners

1985 Barry McGuigan
1986 Sean Kelly
1987 Stephen Roche
1988 Eamonn Darcy, Ronan Rafferty & Des Smyth
1989 Christy O'Connor Jnr
1990 Packie Bonner
1991 Ralph Keyes
1992 Michael Carruth
1993 Sonia O'Sullivan
1994 Sonia O'Sullivan
1995 Sonia O'Sullivan
1996 Michelle Smith
1997 Ken Doherty
1998 Sonia O'Sullivan
1999 Roy Keane
2000 Sonia O'Sullivan
2001 Mick McCarthy
2002 Pádraig Harrington
2003 Barry Geraghty
2004 Ronan O'Gara
2005 Seán Óg Ó hAilpín
2006 Henry Shefflin
2007 Pádraig Harrington
2008 Pádraig Harrington
2009 Brian O'Driscoll
2010 Graeme McDowell
2011 Rory McIlroy
2012 Katie Taylor
2013 Tony McCoy
2014 Rory McIlroy
2015 Michael Conlan
2016 Conor McGregor

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