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Full Name	Michael Louis Hipwell
Date of Birth	15 July 1940
Place of Birth	Bagenalstown, Carlow
Height (cm)	185
Weight (kg)	95

Appearances for Ireland
Played	Capt.	Try	Con	Pen	DG	Points
12	0	0	0	0	0	0

‘Mike’ made his debut for Ireland in 1962 and was capped 12 times. Born in Bagenalstown, Carlow, and a player for Terenure College, he was forced to wait six years for his recall to the Irish back-row.

In 1971 he was selected to play for the British Lions on their tour of New Zealand and was set to become one of the prominent loose forwards of the squad, before a cartilage injury to his knee against Canterbury left him too injured to remain on the tour. Hipwell was replaced by Rodger Arneil, and his one consolation was that he would be returning to a land where Irish coffee was served correctly.

British & Irish Lions Appearances

Date	Against	Pos.	(C)	T	C	P	DG	Pts
19/06/1971	Canterbury	FL
12/06/1971	Otago	FL
09/06/1971	South C'bury / Mid C'bury / North Otago	FL
02/06/1971	New Zealand Maoris	FL
26/05/1971	Wanganui / King Country	FL
15/05/1971	New South Wales	FL
Total (Capped)		0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total (Provincial)		6	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total (All Games)		6	0	0	0	0	0	0