10 Facts About Mike Hipwell

Michael Louis "Mick" Hipwell was born on 15 July 1940 and is a former Ireland international rugby union player.

Mike Hipwell toured New Zealand in 1971 with the British Lions and at the time played club rugby for Terenure College RFC.

Mike Hipwell was born in Bagenalstown, County Carlow, Irish Free State.

Mike Hipwell played club rugby for Terenure College RFC and provincial rugby for Leinster Rugby.

Mike Hipwell made his full debut for the Ireland national rugby union team in 1962 playing against the England national rugby union team at Twickenham Stadium.

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Mike Hipwell played for Ireland for ten years with his final international cap coming against the France national rugby union team at Lansdowne Road.

Mike Hipwell was used as the first official replacement used by Ireland in international rugby in 1969 after substitutions were permitted by the International Rugby Football Board.

Mike Hipwell was selected to play for the British Lions on their 1971 tour to New Zealand.

However Mike Hipwell injured his knee in the tour as well as received facial damage in a match against the Canterbury Rugby Football Union and was replaced on the Lions tour by Rodger Arneil.

Mike Hipwell has a brother called Dave, who played for the Zambia national rugby union team and later moved to Rhodesia to serve in the British South Africa Police.