Fergus Slattery

John Fergus Slattery ( born February 12, 1949 in Dún Laoghaire ) is a former Irish rugby union player who played in the position of winger. He was active for the Irish national team and the British and Irish Lions.

Slattery made ​​his debut for Ireland in the draw against South Africa at Lansdowne Road in 1970. He played for Blackrock College and the University Club of Dublin.

Slattery was first included in 1971 for a tour of the Lions, however, came in the only previous successful series against New Zealand to no use. In the pre-season games he was used frequently. In the match against Canterbury, which ever is considered one of the most brutal rugby games, he lost two teeth. Three years later he was back in the squad, this time as a regular player. He was a fundamental part of the selection, the " invincible " became known as the Rugby history. The " Springboks " were able to achieve a draw against the Lions, all other games dominated the guests. Another great success of his career was the legendary game of the Barbarians against New Zealand in 1973.

Slattery took over in the Irish selection, the captaincy and led the team to a successful tour to Australia in 1979, in which the Irish have won seven of eight games. In 1982, the national team secured the Triple Crown, but missed the Grand Slam by a defeat in the final game against France. In 1984, he ended his career after 65 caps, at the time he was thus one of the record internationals. In 2007, he was inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame.