Michael Anthony Francis English (2 June 1933 – 27 April 2010) was an Irish rugby union player, who won 16 caps for Ireland between 1958 and 1963, and was selected for the 1959 British Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand, though injury prevented English from winning any test caps for the touring side.
English was educated at Rockwell College and went on to join UL Bohemians and winning the Munster Senior Cup with the club in 1958, 1959 and 1962, before moving to Dublin and joining Lansdowne, with whom he won a Leinster Senior Cup in 1965.
[1] His career with native province Munster saw English play against touring teams from Australia, South Africa and New Zealand.
Internationally, English first played for Ireland in 1958, replacing Jack Kyle as the teams fly-half.
English died on 27 April 2010 and was survived by his wife, Pauline, daughter Michelle and sons Conor and John.