Moss Keane
| Full name | Maurice Ignatius Keane | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname | Moss | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 27 July 1948 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Co. Kerry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 5 October 2010 (aged 62) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St.Brendans, Killarney | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University College Cork | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1974–1984 1977 |
 IrelandBritish & Irish Lions |
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Maurice Ignatius "Moss" Keane (27 July 1948 – 5 October 2010) was a Gaelic footballer and a rugby union footballer who played for Ireland and the British and Irish Lions.
Born at Currow in County Kerry, Keane started out as a Gaelic footballer, playing at college level for University College Cork and in the process winning a number of medals including three Sigerson Cups, one Cork County Championship and a Munster Club Championship, he also played in an All Ireland Club Final. He represented Kerry gaelic footballer's at U-21 and Junior level as a full back, winning Munster Championships at both levels, playing in an All Ireland at Junior level. In 2011 the Kerry County Board named the cup for the winners of the Intermediate Shield after him.
He then found rugby through a friend in college, playing for the UCC junior rugby team as 'Moss Fenton', during the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA)'s ban on foreign games. When asked what he first thought about rugby he answered: "It was like watching a pornographic movie – very frustrating for those watching and only enjoyable for those participating." He made his international debut for Ireland on 19 January 1974 against France in Paris, a game Ireland lost 9–6 in the 1974 Five Nations Championship.
Keane became the third Irish forward after Willie John McBride and Fergus Slattery to reach 50 international appearances. He scored his one and only test try in a 22–15 victory over Scotland in February 1980.
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