Morgan Patrick Crowe (5 March 1907 – 8 April 1993) was a

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centre who played thirteen times for between 1929–34. He played his club rugby for

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and Lansdowne. Crowe made his international debut for on 9 March 1929 against in a 5–5 draw at Ravenhill. He played for

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in the

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. In the 1930 final against

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he fractured his clavicle, ruling him out of the 1930 Lions tour of New Zealand, which he had been selected for. A doctor by profession his work took him to the

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. Crowe made his

debut on 1 October 1932 against

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at Welford Road. Crowe played 25 times in his first season at the club and earned a re-call to the Ireland international side for the

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playing against Wales and . Crowe became Leicester's regular goal kicker in the 1933/34 season and was the club's top scorer with 87 points across 30 games. His final game for Leicester was on 23 April 1935 against

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. Crowe also briefly played football for UCD in the Leinster Senior League.Evening Herald 05/09/32 - "Rugby International's Spectacular Score" - p8

References

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