Finbarr Patrick Kieran Bresnihan

Finbarr Patrick Kieran Bresnihan

Finbarr Patrick Kieran Bresnihan, known as Barry, was born in Waterford on 13 March 1944. A member of the University College, Dublin, Lansdowne and London Irish clubs he won 25 caps at centre for Ireland between 1966 and 1971, scoring 5 tries, and toured twice with the British Isles in 1966 and 1968, scoring 7 tries in 25 games in New Zealand, Canada and South Africa. He made his Barbarians' debut on the Easter Tour of 1966 and the following year played in the high profile fixture against Australia at Cardiff Arms Park. His fourth and final appearance for the Barbarians was on the same ground two months later against Cardiff. A distinguished surgeon and rheumatologist, he died, aged 66, on 18 July 2010.