Colm Tucker (22 September 1952 – 11 January 2012) was an international

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player. He toured South Africa in 1980 with the

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during a period when at club level he was representing

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. Tucker was educated at St. Munchin's College in Limerick. Tucker's death was announced in January 2012. He was 59."Death of Munster and Ireland player Tucker"
. ''RTÉ Sport''. 11 January 2012.

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