Rugby star takes on a colossal challenge in memory of 'journalistic giant' dad
manchestereveningnews.co.ukHe was aged six, undergoing his rugby union baptism. And as he played at Pownall Park on the junior pitches at Wilmslow Rugby Club, there was a man watching him.
The same man would be on the touchline as his career ascended to the professional game, crowned with a stint at one of this country's most famous clubs.
The boy was Charlie Mulchrone, and the man was Paddy, his father. Paddy was a giant of a man, at a strapping six foot one inch, and a rugby playing journalist who was blessed with authentic charm and charisma.
Paddy, who worked for the Manchester Evening News as a reporter and later the Daily Mirror, died aged 64 in October 2020. But he did so a very proud father - both his sons, Charlie, and Fergus, had gone on to play rugby union professionally.
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