Feidlim McLoughlin (born 8 August 1941), also known as Feidlim MacLoughlin, is an Irish former

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international who played for

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, Northern FC and

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. MacLoughlin was born in

Ballinasloe Ballinasloe ( ; ) is a town in the easternmost part of County Galway, Ireland. Located at an ancient crossing point on the River Suck, evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of Bronze Age sites. Built around a 12th-centur ...

, County Galway, and is a son of historian Tadhg Mac Lochlainn. His elder brother,

Ray McLoughlin Raymond John McLoughlin (21 August 1939 – 20 November 2021) was an Irish rugby union international who was capped 40 times at prop, an Irish record at the time. He began at tight head, moving to the open side on his return to the Ireland tea ...

, was capped 40 times for Ireland.

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CEO Colm McLoughlin is his younger brother. A Connacht provincial player, MacLoughlin spent most his career in North East England, briefly with brother Ray at Gosforth, before beginning a long association with another Gosforth based club Northern FC. He gained his only

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cap at the late age of 34, as a tighthead prop against Australia at Lansdowne Road in 1976. MacLoughlin has continued to live in

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and was the inaugural president of the

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, helping foreign based players such as

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gain Ireland selection. He has also served on the

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committee.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:MacLoughlin, Feidlim 1941 births Living people Irish rugby union players Ireland international rugby union players Rugby union props Rugby union players from County Galway Sportspeople from Ballinasloe People educated at Garbally College Connacht Rugby players Irish expatriates in England Irish rugby union administrators Newcastle Falcons players

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