Dave Curtis: The Irish international turned wine expert who made Zimbabwe home

Dave Curtis took the road less travelled on his journey from Zimbabwe to an Ireland jersey in the early 1990s and the return trip has been just as interesting and rewarding.
Dave Curtis: The Irish international turned wine expert who made Zimbabwe home
Fri, 12 Jun, 2020 - 15:39
Simon Lewis

David Curtis in action for Ireland during the 1992 Five Nations Rugby Championship at Lansdowne Road. Photo by David Maher/Sportsfile
David Curtis in action for Ireland during the 1992 Five Nations Rugby Championship at Lansdowne Road. Photo by David Maher/Sportsfile

Dave Curtis took the road less travelled on his journey from Zimbabwe to an Ireland jersey in the early 1990s and the return trip has been just as interesting and rewarding.

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RugbyPlace: ZimbabwePlace: IrelandPlace: BorrowdalePlace: HararePlace: southern AfricaPlace: LondonPlace: ConnachtPlace: MozambiquePlace: Victoria FallsPlace: RhodesiaPlace: Thomond ParkPlace: Lansdowne RoadPlace: UKPerson: Dave CurtisPerson: CurtisPerson: AndreaPerson: Rob SaundersPerson: Jim StaplesPerson: Simon GeogheganPerson: Ray O’RourkePerson: Robert MugabePerson: Arthur CurtisPerson: GeogheganPerson: SaundersPerson: StaplesPerson: George HookPerson: Eddie O’SullivanEvent: 1991 World CupEvent: 1950 Five NationsOrganisation: Stable WineryOrganisation: Oxford UniversityOrganisation: John Sisk & SonsOrganisation: London IrishOrganisation: University of Cape TownOrganisation: the ExilesOrganisation: ConnachtOrganisation: MunsterOrganisation: Ireland
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