| Born | Victor Charles Le Fanu (1865-10-14)14 October 1865 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Died | 9 August 1939(1939-08-09) (aged 73) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Haileybury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Trinity College, Cambridge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Sheridan Le Fanu paternal uncle Henry Le Fanu, brother | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Land agent[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Victor Charles Le Fanu (14 October 1865 – 9 August 1939)[2][3] was anIrish internationalrugby union flanker who played club rugby forLandsdowne.
Le Fanu was educated atTrinity College, Cambridge and would later play forCambridge rugby team.[4] He won three sporting Blues, playing in all three Varsity matches from 1884-1886.
His father was William Le Fanu, a Commissioner of the Irish Board of Works, who more famously was the brother ofSheridan Le Fanu.
Le Fanu was first capped forIreland on 6 February 1886 in a home game against England. Le Fanu, still at Cambridge, had a difficult start which saw England win comfortably, in front of a then record crowd of 7,000. Le Fanu would represent Ireland on 11 occasions, and in 1892 he captained the team in all three home nation matches.
