logo
welcome
BBC

BBC

Former Ireland and Lions captain Dawson dies aged 92

BBC
Summary
Nutrition label

73% Informative

Dubliner Ronnie Dawson has died at the age of 92 after a long illness.

Dawson captained Ireland 11 times and captained the British and Irish Lions on their 1959 tour of Australia , New Zealand and Canada .

He also represented the Barbarians 22 times between 1956 and 1965 , including their 1957 tour to South Africa .

Dawson was also appointed assistant manager/coach of the 1968 Lions tour.

VR Score

84

Informative language

92

Neutral language

2

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

47

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

medium-lived

External references

no external sources

Source diversity

no sources

Affiliate links

no affiliate links