Neville Furlong Neville Furlong Neville Furlong (10 June 1968 – 26 September 2017) was an Irish rugby union international player who played as a winger. Furlong initially played Gaelic football, and was selected at both minor and under-21 levels for Wexford. He attended University College Galway, where he developed an interest in rugby and played for the university team as well as for Connacht. He was an Irish Army captain. Furlong played for the Ireland team in 1992, winning 2 caps during the 1992 Ireland tour of New Zealand. He scored one try for Ireland in his second test match against New
Tadhg Furlong and Irish Cup. Ahead of the 2014–15 season, Furlong was promoted from the Leinster Academy to the senior squad. Furlong made his Ireland senior debut on 29 August 2015 against Wales in a warm-up game for the 2015 Rugby World Cup. He was named in the Ireland squad for the World Cup on 1 September 2015. In November 2016, Furlong started for Ireland in the Autumn Internationals, including the historical victory over New Zealand on 15 November 2016. He also played for Ireland in the 2017 Six Nations Championship. Furlong was selected in Warren Gatland's squad for the 2017 British