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Updated 2026-06-18 12:12

Fergus Slattery passed away aged 77, with confirmation from Blackrock College RFC and IRFU. Former Ireland captain and British & Irish Lions star gained 61 Ireland caps and was Ireland captain 18 times, and played on Lions tours to New Zealand (1971) and South Africa in 1974. Mourning tributes have been pouring in for the Ireland and Lions legend, leaving behind a storied rugby career.

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Former Ireland captain and Lions star Fergus Slattery dies aged 77

Tributes have poured in for Irish rugby legend Fergus Slattery

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Ireland and Lions rugby great Fergus Slattery dies aged 77

Slattery started all four Tests on the unbeaten Lions tour to South Africa in 1974

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'He represented rugby at its purest': Former Ireland captain Fergus ...

Blackrock College great was regarded as one of the best flankers of his generation

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Irish rugby mourns Fergus Slattery, former Ireland captain and Lions flanker, dead at 77

Fergus Slattery, the former Ireland captain and British and Irish Lions flanker, has died. He was 77.

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Ex-Ireland captain and Lions back row Fergus Slattery has ...

Former Ireland and British and Irish Lions back row Fergus Slattery has died at the age of 77, Blackrock College has announced.

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Rugby-Former Ireland and Lions flanker Slattery dies aged 77

June 4 (Reuters) - Former Ireland and British & Irish Lions flanker Fergus Slattery has died, his club Blackrock College RFC announced on Thursday as they paid tribute to one of the country's greats.