Michael Louis "Mick" Hipwell (born 15 July 1940)[1] is a former Ireland international rugby union player.
He toured New Zealand in 1971 with the British Lions and at the time played club rugby for Terenure College RFC.
[2][4] He made his full debut for the Ireland national rugby union team in 1962 playing against the England national rugby union team at Twickenham Stadium.
He played for Ireland for ten years with his final international cap coming against the France national rugby union team at Lansdowne Road.
[9] Hipwell has a brother called Dave, who played for the Zambia national rugby union team and later moved to Rhodesia to serve in the British South Africa Police.