Former Ireland International And Wicklow Native Paul McNaughton Dies

Monday, 7 November 2022 12:01

By Breffni Clack

Former Ireland international Paul McNaughton has died at the age of 69.

The Wicklow native played inter-county football for the Garden County, lined out for Shelbourne in the League of Ireland and starred for Greystones and Leinster while winning 15 caps for his country.

He went on to manage Wicklow during the professional era and was also Ireland manager when Declan Kidney was the coach between 2009 and 2011.He subsequently served as Greystones RFC president and was inducted into the Leinster Rugby Hall of Fame in 2018.

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