Tom Kiernan, one of Ireland’s greatest rugby players, who as an administrator was credited with saving the Five Nations Championship – obituary
Tom Kiernan, who has died aged 83, was a gigantic figure in Irish rugby for more than half a century as a player, coach and administrator. Ronan O’Gara, the former Irish fly-half, asked: “Can anyone match the legacy Tommy Kiernan has bequeathed to Irish rugby?”


