Brian Spillane (born 26 January 1960) in Cork 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 Sportspeople from Cork (city) Rugby union players from County Cork Rugby union number eights {{Ireland-rugbyunion-bio-stub