Whelan, Limerick born and raised, is a product Crescent College and moved to Dublin for tertiary studies, where he began playing for Lansdowne. He represented Munster for the first time in 1971/72 and after returning to Limerick for business reasons began a long association with Garryowen, which he would captain to a Munster Cup title.[1]
Succeeding Ken Kennedy as Ireland hooker in 1975, Whelan earned 19 caps over a seven-year span and although occasionally displaced from his position, had won his spot back by the time he retired with a neck injury in 1981.[2]
Whelan is now a prominent property developer in Limerick and a rugby union administrator.[3]
Appointed team manager of Ireland in 1995, Whelan resigned from the role unexpectedly three years later, citing personal and business reasons, but amid allegations that he had assaulted Sunday Times journalist Tom English in a Limerick sports bar.[4][5][6] In 2016, Whelan was appointed to a three-season term as chairman for Six Nations Rugby.[7]
whelan, patrick, charles, whelan, born, 1950, irish, former, rugby, union, international, full, namepatrick, charles, whelandate, birth, 1950, 1950, place, birthlimerick, irelandschoolcrescent, collegeoccupation, property, developerrugby, union, careerposition. Patrick Charles Pa Whelan born 2 May 1950 is an Irish former rugby union international Pat WhelanFull namePatrick Charles WhelanDate of birth 1950 05 02 2 May 1950 age 73 Place of birthLimerick IrelandSchoolCrescent CollegeOccupation s Property developerRugby union careerPosition s HookerInternational careerYearsTeamApps Points 1975 81Ireland19 0 Whelan Limerick born and raised is a product Crescent College and moved to Dublin for tertiary studies where he began playing for Lansdowne He represented Munster for the first time in 1971 72 and after returning to Limerick for business reasons began a long association with Garryowen which he would captain to a Munster Cup title 1 Succeeding Ken Kennedy as Ireland hooker in 1975 Whelan earned 19 caps over a seven year span and although occasionally displaced from his position had won his spot back by the time he retired with a neck injury in 1981 2 Whelan is now a prominent property developer in Limerick and a rugby union administrator 3 Appointed team manager of Ireland in 1995 Whelan resigned from the role unexpectedly three years later citing personal and business reasons but amid allegations that he had assaulted Sunday Times journalist Tom English in a Limerick sports bar 4 5 6 In 2016 Whelan was appointed to a three season term as chairman for Six Nations Rugby 7 See also editList of Ireland national rugby union playersReferences edit Where Are They Now Patrick Charles Whelan born May 2 1950 Irish Independent 2 November 2005 Whelan retires Leamington Evening Telegraph 11 November 1981 Whelan left his mark on modern Limerick Irish Independent 28 April 2011 Rugby is stunned by Whelan resignation The Irish Times 23 April 1998 Whelan denies pub punch up I quit for business reasons The Mirror 25 April 1998 Whelan remains quiet on Limerick incident The Irish Times 28 April 1998 McMahon Dave 2 May 2020 Limerick s Pat Whelan Gritty forward turned off field power broker Limerick Leader External links editPat Whelan at ESPNscrum Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pat Whelan amp oldid 1181160996, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
