Sporting Career
Spring played Gaelic football and hurling for Kerry in the seventies. He played his club football with the Kerins O'Rahilly's club in Tralee and hurling with Crotta O'Neill's. His father Dan won 2 All-Ireland Senior Football Championships in 1939 and 1940.
He then won rugby union caps for Munster, and lined out for London Irish in England. He also was capped for Ireland three times, debuting against France on January 20, 1979 at Landsdowne Road, and receiving his last international cap on February 17, 1979 against England at Landsdowne Road.
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