| Full name | John Alfred Mattsson |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 16 July 1917 |
| Birth place | Bandon, County Cork, Ireland |
| Death date | 16 October 1999 (aged 82) |
| Death place | Cork, Ireland |
| Position | Fullback |
| Repyears 1 | 1948 |
| Repcaps 1 | 1 |
| Reppoints 1 | 0 |
John Alfred Mattsson (16 July 1917 — 16 October 1999) was an Irish international rugby union player.
Mattsson was a County Cork native and played for his rugby for Wanderers.[1]
Although only capped once, Mattsson had the distinction of being part of Ireland's grand slam-winning 1948 Five Nations campaign.[2] He came in at fullback for their second fixture, against England at Twickenham, deputising an unavailable Dudley Higgins. His performance was regarded as solid in a one-point win, with Ireland's Saturday Night highlighting his fielding and kicking, while also noting he'd been bettered by Dickie Guest in one of the England winger's two tries.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Mattsson Full-Back For Twickenham". Irish Independent. 12 February 1948.
- ^ "Unique Grand Slam by the men of '48". Sunday Independent. 18 May 1986.
- ^ "Ireland Victorious by Single Point Margin". Ireland's Saturday Night. 14 February 1948.