Date of birth | 13 March 1930 | ||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Bandon, Co. Cork, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
School | Presentation Brothers College | ||||||||||||||||
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Maurice Mortell (born 13 March 1930) is an Irish former international rugby union player. [1]
Mortell was born in Bandon, County Cork, and educated at Presentation Brothers College. [2]
A speed winger, Mortell was an Ireland player in 1953 and 1954, gaining nine caps. He scored five tries for Ireland, managing a try in each of his first three internationals during the 1953 Five Nations. [3]
Mortell two won Leinster Senior Cups playing with Bective Rangers, a club his son Maurice Jr later captained. [4]