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Donal Gerard Lenihan (born in Cork on 12 September 1959) is a retired Irish rugby union player with 52 international caps. ==Biography== Donal was raised in a sporting background. His father, Gerald Lenihan, was an All-Ireland heavyweight boxing champion and Gaelic footballer of distinction, and played in the same team as Jack Lynch. Donal attended second level school in Christian Brothers College, Cork. He captained his school to Munster Junior and Senior Schools titles and was also captained for Irish schools〔 〕 He was a student at UCC and played for the rugby team while studying there. Lenihan played his first test match for Ireland on 21 November 1981 versus Australia at the age of 22. Famous for his aerial skills in the line-out, the hard-nosed second row was ever present in the Irish team for over a decade which saw two Triple Crowns and three 5 Nations Championships victories. He is best remembered for his break which set up Mike Kiernan's championship clinching drop-goal against England in 1985. He played four matches in the inaugural 1987 Rugby World Cup where he was the Irish captain and played three matches in the 1991 Rugby World Cup. Lenihan, a proud Munsterman, captained his country 17 times. He was selected for three Lions Tours (1983, 1986, 1989) and was the popular captain of the unbeaten 1989 midweek side that became known as ''Donal's Donuts''. His last cap came against Wales on 18 January 1992. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Donal Lenihan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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