Maurice Mortell | |
Birth Date: | 13 March 1930 |
Birth Place: | Bandon, Co. Cork, Ireland |
School: | Presentation Brothers College |
Position: | Wing |
Repyears1: | 1953–54 |
Repcaps1: | 9 |
Reppoints1: | 15 |
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]