Michael Joseph Fitzgibbon (born 2 April 1965) is an Irish former rugby union international.

Fitzgibbon, who attended Rockwell College, is a native of Limerick but played his provincial rugby for Connacht. A flanker, he captained Trinity College in the late 1980s and won All-Ireland trophies with his club Shannon during the 1990s.

Mick Fitzgibbon

Capped six times for Ireland, Fitzgibbon appeared in all four matches of the 1992 Five Nations Championship and in both Tests against the All Blacks on that year's tour of New Zealand. Described as "one of Ireland's [..] best 'pound-for-pound' tacklers", he performed well in Ireland's narrow loss to the New Zealanders at Carisbrook. All six of his Ireland caps ended in defeat.

Mick Fitzgibbon

Fitzgibbon was also a Gaelic footballer who played some senior games for Limerick. On his return from the 1992 New Zealand tour, he featured in Ballysteen GAA's West Limerick Junior "A" title win.

Mick Fitzgibbon

See also

List of Ireland national rugby union players

References

External links

1965 births

Living people

Irish rugby union players

Ireland international rugby union players

Rugby union flankers

Shannon RFC players

Dublin University Football Club players

Connacht Rugby players

Limerick Gaelic footballers

People educated at Rockwell College

Alumni of Trinity College Dublin

Rugby union players from County Limerick