Brian Spillane (born 26 January 1960) in

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is a former Irish rugby union international player who played for the Irish national rugby union team. He played as a number eight. He played for the

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team from 1985 to 1989, winning 16 caps and was a member of the Ireland squad at

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. He made his debut in February 1985 against

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and scored a try for Ireland against

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in the

. Spillane won a Triple Crown and 5 Nations Championship in 1985. He also played inter county football for Limerick and won county championships with Monaleen at all grades.

Personal life

He currently works as a medical doctor. He is married to Brid and they have 5 adult children.

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* 1960 births Living people Irish rugby union players Ireland international rugby union players Rugby union players from Cork (city) Rugby union players from County Cork Rugby union number eights 1987 Rugby World Cup players {{Ireland-rugbyunion-bio-stub