Joseph Tate Gaston (28 November 1930 â 19 October 2024) was an Irish international rugby union player.
Born in Cloughmills, near Ballymena, Gaston was educated at Ballymena Academy and Trinity College Dublin.
Gaston, who captained Dublin University, was a speedy wing three-quarter. He represented Ulster and was capped eight times for Ireland during the 1950s, debuting against the touring 1954âÂÂ55 All Blacks at Lansdowne Road.
A doctor, Gaston played for Northampton while posted to Northampton General Hospital.
Gaston raised three sons and two daughters with wife Maureen, a former Moyle District Councillor. His wife and daughter Kathryn were both killed in a car accident in Moss-side in 1982.
Gaston died in Coleraine, County Londonderry on 19 October 2024, at the age of 93.