Victor Le Fanu
| Full name | Victor Charles Le Fanu | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 October 1865 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Date of death | 9 August 1939 (aged 73) | ||
| Place of death | Bray, Ireland | ||
| Weight | ru_position = Flanker, Scrum half | ||
| School | Haileybury | ||
| University | Trinity College, Cambridge | ||
| Notable relative(s) | Sheridan Le Fanu paternal uncle Henry Le Fanu, brother | ||
| Occupation(s) | Land agent[1] | ||
| Amateur clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | ||
| 1884-1886 | Cambridge University R.U.F.C. Lansdowne Football Club | ||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1886-1992 | Ireland | 11 | (0) |
Victor Charles Le Fanu (14 October 1865–9 August 1939)[2][3] was an Irish international rugby union flanker who played club rugby for Landsdowne.
Le Fanu was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge and would later play for Cambridge rugby team.[4] He won three sporting Blues, playing in all three Varsity matches from 1884-1886.
His father was William Le Fanu, a Commissioner of the Irish Board of Works, who more famously was the brother of Sheridan Le Fanu.
International career
Le Fanu was first capped for Ireland on 6 February 1886 in a home game against England. Le Fanu, still at Cambridge, had a difficult start which saw England win comfortably, in front of a then record crowd of 7,000. Le Fanu would represent Ireland on 11 occasions, and in 1892 he captained the team in all three home nation matches.
International matches played
Bibliography
- Griffiths, Terry (1987). The Phoenix Book of International Rugby Records. London: Phoenix House. ISBN 0-460-07003-7.
References
- ↑ Meddows-Taylor genealogy
- ↑ Interment.net Saint Patrick Anglican Churchyard Powerscourt, Enniskerry, County Wicklow, Ireland.
- ↑ Griffiths (1987), 12:24.
- ↑ "Le Fanu, Victor Charles (L884VC)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.