Thomas Oliver Grace

Thomas Oliver Grace

Thomas Oliver Grace was born in Dublin on 24 October 1948 and educated at Newbridge College and University College, Dublin before qualifying as an accountant. He played on the wing for St Mary's College and represented Leinster against New Zealand in 1972 and 1974. He scored six tries in 25 internationals for Ireland, eight of them as captain, between 1972 and 1978. He also played for Scotland & Ireland against England & Wales in celebration matches at Murrayfield in 1972 and Lansdowne Road in 1975. On the 1974 British Isles' tour of South Africa his 13 tries in 11 matches included four against Griqualand West and a hat-trick against the Leopards.Tom Grace later became treasurer of the Irish Rugby Football Union.