Gordon Hamilton (rugby union)

For other people named Gordon Hamilton, see Gordon Hamilton (disambiguation).

Gordon Fredric Hamilton (born 13 May 1964 in Belfast) is a retired Irish rugby union player. He played as an open-side wing-forward.

Hamilton played for N.I.F.C., Ballymena and Ulster.

He had 10 caps for Ireland, from 1991 to 1992, scoring a single try. The most famous moment came of his career came at the 1991 Rugby World Cup, when he scored a try in the last couple of minutes of Ireland's quarter-final against Australia to put Ireland ahead. However, Michael Lynagh scored at the other end to put Ireland out of the tournament.

Hamilton owned and ran a shipping and stevedoring business in Ireland with an annual turnover in excess of £40 m and a workforce of 170 people before selling his group of companies to J&J Denholm Group of Scotland in 2012.

Hamilton currently works on a voluntary basis for the Irish Rugby Football Union and Campbell College Belfast.^[1]

References

↑ http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/worldcup2007/moments1991.html

External links

Gordon Hamilton International Statistics

Ireland squad – 1991 Rugby World Cup

Forwards	D. Fitzgerald Francis Halpin Hamilton Kingston Lenihan Mannion Matthews (c) Popplewell Smith Robinson

Backs	Aherne Clarke Crossan Cunningham Curtis Geoghegan Keyes Mullin Murphy Saunders Staples

Coach	Fitzgerald

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