Name Victor Fanu | ||
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Died August 9, 1939, Bray, Republic of Ireland Education Trinity College, Cambridge, Haileybury and Imperial Service College | ||
Victor Charles Le Fanu (14 October 1865–9 August 1939) was an Irish international rugby union flanker who played club rugby for Landsdowne.
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Le Fanu was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge and would later play for Cambridge rugby team. He won three sporting Blues, playing in all three Varsity matches from 1884-1886.
His father was William Le Fanu, a Commissioner of the Irish Board of Works, who more famously was the brother of Sheridan Le Fanu.
International career
Le Fanu was first capped for Ireland on 6 February 1886 in a home game against England. Le Fanu, still at Cambridge, had a difficult start which saw England win comfortably, in front of a then record crowd of 7,000. Le Fanu would represent Ireland on 11 occasions, and in 1892 he captained the team in all three home nation matches.