Cromey, a diminutive Queen's University fly-half, was capped nine times by Ireland in the late 1930s.[2] He was also a member of the 1938 British Lions tour of South Africa, where he came into the team for the final Test in Cape Town, which was won 21–16.[3] During the tour, Cromey was asked to be a roommate of Paddy Mayne, in an attempt to control the temperamental lock (later a founding member of the Special Air Service).[4]
A RAF chaplain in World War II, Cromey served as a minister at Ballyweaney Presbyterian Church for 39 years.[1][5]
george, cromey, george, ernest, cromey, 1913, september, 2006, rugby, union, international, from, northern, ireland, full, namegeorge, ernest, cromeydate, birth, 1913, 1913place, birthbushmills, antrimdate, death27, september, 2006, 2006, aged, place, deathbal. George Ernest Cromey 8 May 1913 27 September 2006 was a rugby union international from Northern Ireland George CromeyFull nameGeorge Ernest CromeyDate of birth 1913 05 08 8 May 1913Place of birthBushmills Co AntrimDate of death27 September 2006 2006 09 27 aged 93 Place of deathBallymoney Co AntrimSchoolMethodist College BelfastUniversityQueen s University BelfastOccupation s Presbyterian ministerRugby union careerPosition s Fly halfInternational careerYearsTeamApps Points 1937 39Ireland9 6 1938British Lions1 0 Born in Bushmills County Antrim Cromey was one of nine siblings He attended Methodist College Belfast and was a 1935 graduate of Queen s University Belfast with an honours degree in classics 1 Cromey a diminutive Queen s University fly half was capped nine times by Ireland in the late 1930s 2 He was also a member of the 1938 British Lions tour of South Africa where he came into the team for the final Test in Cape Town which was won 21 16 3 During the tour Cromey was asked to be a roommate of Paddy Mayne in an attempt to control the temperamental lock later a founding member of the Special Air Service 4 A RAF chaplain in World War II Cromey served as a minister at Ballyweaney Presbyterian Church for 39 years 1 5 See also editList of Ireland national rugby union playersReferences edit a b This Is Your Life George Cromey Ballymena Observer 27 April 1978 He Plays Both Codes Evening Standard 12 February 1937 Thrilling Finish Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer 12 September 1938 Your Club Your Lions Queen s University RFC www lionsrugby com Donaghy Ciaran 7 August 2021 When five Ulster players helped the Lions stun South Africa News Letter External links editGeorge Cromey at ESPNscrum Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Cromey amp oldid 1203415393, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,