Career Record: Played 41, Won 13, Drew 1, Lost 27
Test Points: 4
Tries: 1.
Willie Duggan won 4 British Lions caps in 1977 against New Zealand.
He scored the Lions only try in the third test (lost 19-7). The Lions lost three
of the four Tests.
Willie died at his home in Kilkenny the Town of his birth on August 28th. 2017
aged 67 of a suspected heart attack.
1975 v England (Dublin) W 12-9 (FN)
1975 v Scotland (Murrayfield) L 20-13 (FN)
1975 v France (Dublin) W 25-6 (FN)
1975 v Wales (Cardiff) L 32-4 (FN)
1976 v Australia (Dublin) L 20-10
1976 v France (Paris) L 26-3 (FN)
1976 v Wales (Dublin) L 34-9 (FN)
1976 v Scotland (Dublin) L 15-6 (FN)
1976 v New Zealand (Wellington) L 11-3
1977 v Wales (Cardiff) L 25-9 (FN)
1977 v England (Dublin) W 4-0 (FN)
1977 v Scotland (Murrayfield) L 21-18 (FN)
1977 v France (Dublin) L 15-6 (FN)
1978 v Scotland (Dublin) W 12-9 (FN)
1978 v France (Paris) L 10-9 (FN)
1978 v Wales (Dublin) L 20-16 (FN)
1978 v England (Twickenham) L 15-9 (FN)
1978 v New Zealand (Dublin) L 10-6
1979 v England (Dublin) W 12-7 (FN)
1979 v Scotland (Murrayfield) D 11-11 (FN)
1979 v Australia (Brisbane) W 27-12
1979 v Australia (Sydney) W 9-3
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1980 v England (Twickenham) L 24-9 (FN)
1981 v France (Dublin) L 19-13 (FN)
1981 v Wales (Cardiff) L 9-8 (FN)
1981 v England (Dublin) L 10-6 (FN)
1981 v Scotland (Murrayfield) L 10-9 (FN)
1981 v South Africa (Cape Town) L 23-15
1981 v South Africa (Durban) L 12-10
1981 v Australia (Dublin) L 16-12
1982 v Wales (Dublin) W 20-12 (FN)
1982 v England (Twickenham) W 16-15 (FN)
1982 v Scotland (Dublin) W 21-12 (FN)
1983 v Scotland (Murrayfield) W 15-13 (FN)
1983 v France (Dublin) W 22-16 (FN)
1983 v Wales (Cardiff) L 23-9 (FN)
1983 v England (Dublin) W 25-15 (FN)
1984 v France (Paris) L 25-12 (FN)
1984 v Wales (Dublin) L 18-9 (FN)
1984 v England (Twickenham) L 12-9 (FN)
1984 v Scotland (Dublin) L 32-9 (FN)
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Taken from Wikipedia:
Willie was widely regarded as one of the hard men of world rugby at the
time, despite not enjoying training and being a heavy smoker. This
attitude was entirely different on the pitch as Willie was widely
regarded as the premier No. 8 in Europe at the time which was reflected
in his being picked for the Lions in 1977. In January 1977, he became,
along with Wales' Geoff Wheel, the first player to be sent off in a Five
Nations match.
According to fellow player Moss Keane, Duggan did
not consider himself to have been sent off, simply being asked by the
referee "would he mind leaving the field", to which he replied "Sure not
at all. I was buggered anyway".
On one occasion was smoking a
cigarette as he ran onto the field to play against France, passing the
cigarette to referee Allan Hosie, who was pictured holding the cigarette
in the television coverage. He was once told by a coach that if he
gave up the smokes he would be faster around the pitch. Typical of
Willie's wit he replied "but then I would spend most of the match
offside". Did he ?
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Willie lived and worked in Kilkenny, where he ran the lighting shop that he took over from his father
(Willie Duggan Lighting Ltd.).
Quote from his Company's web site.
"I went into Willie's one day looking for a bulb for my bicycle lamp., I came out two hours later with 3 lamps,
4 shades and 6 kitchen chairs. I don't know what happened but the lights are lovely, the shades are hypnotic
and the kitchen chairs are so comfortable that I have put on 3 stone. I'm still looking for a bulb for my bicycle lamp."
Christy Moore
Musician