Colm Tucker is pictured above during his Ireland debut against France.
1979 v France (Dublin) D 9-9 (FN)
1979 v Wales (Cardiff) L 24-21 (FN)
1980 v France (R) (Paris) L 19-18 (FN)
Career Record: Played 3, Drew 1, Lost 2.
Despite having played only three times for Ireland, Colm was selected for the 1980
British Lions tour to South Africa and played in the third and fourth tests, which finished
in a 12-10 defeat and a 17-13 win respectively.
That proved to be Tucker's final taste of international rugby as he was never to play
for Ireland again, despite featuring on the bench a further six times.
One of the best back-rows of his era, he represented Munster on 36
occasions between 1974 - 1987,
and was a member of the team that
defeated the All-Blacks in Thomond Park in 1978.
A series of
injuries kept him on the sideline during the mid
eighties however when he regained fitness,
Colm came back better than
ever and gave
some memorable displays for both the province
and his
beloved Shannon RFC of whom he gave a life time of service.
He joined Shannon in the 70’s and even as a young player had the power
and physique to muscle
his way onto the senior side. His prowess in the
back row was the catalyst for many Shannon RFC’s
Munster Cup victories,
none more so than the 1977 Cup final. He was on five
Munster Senior Cup
winning teams 1977,1978, 1982, 1987 and
1988.
His status as an all time Munster legend was cemented on that famous
1978 day when Munster
were victorious over the All Blacks in Thomond Park amidst scenes of disbelief and jubilation.
Colm Tucker died on 11th January 2012 aged 59.