出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/05/19 20:28 UTC 版)
John Fergus Slattery (born 12 February 1949 in Dún Laoghaire, Ireland) is a former rugby union footballer who represented Ireland. He played schools rugby for Blackrock College and then moved on to play senior rugby for UCD, before earning a call up to the Ireland team in 1970. During his career Slattery earned 61 caps, 18 as captain, and scored 3 tries. In 1971 he was a member of the British and Irish Lions squad that toured New Zealand, but did not play in the test matches. He played for the Barbarians in the famous 1973 game against the All Blacks in Cardiff. Slattery toured again in 1974, playing in all four tests and captaining the side for two provincial matches. He was captain of the most successful Irish touring side ever in 1979 which won 7 of the 8 matches in Australia including the two tests in Brisbane and Sydney. In addition to the above honors he was a member of the Irish Triple Crown-winning team in 1982.