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William James McBride CBE, better known as Willie John McBride (born 6 June 1940), is a former rugby union footballer from Northern Ireland who played as a lock for Ireland and the British and Irish Lions. He made 63 appearances for Ireland, including eleven as captain, and toured with the Lions five times; a record that earned him 17 Lions ...
In rugby union, the "99" call was a policy of simultaneous retaliation by the British Lions during their 1974 tour to South Africa. [1] The tour was marred by on-pitch violence, which the match officials did little to control and the relative absence of cameras compared to the modern game made citing and punishment after the fact unlikely.
The 19-year-old Private William McBride can be found at Grave A. 36, near the back of the cemetery. Armagh historian Trevor Geary traced the Willie McBride (12/23965) to Roan Cottage, Roughan, Lislea in County Armagh BT60 3AF. This was based on the gravestone at Authuile Military Cemetery. [5]
In 1974, the British & Irish Lions toured South Africa, with matches in South West Africa and Rhodesia.Under the leadership of Willie John McBride, the Lions went through the tour undefeated, winning 21 of their 22 matches and being held to a draw in the final match, albeit in controversial circumstances.
The tour was captained by Ciaran Fitzgerald, coached by Jim Telfer and managed by Willie John McBride. The tour lasted 18 matches and almost 3 months, between May and July 1983. The tour lasted 18 matches and almost 3 months, between May and July 1983.
William V. McBride (1922–2022), general in the United States Air Force, Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force; William McBride (artist), African-American artist, designer and collector; Bill McBride (blogger), author of Calculated Risk; Willie John McBride (William James McBride, born 1940), former rugby union footballer
The 1970 Ireland rugby union tour of Argentina was a series of matches played between August and September in Argentina by the Ireland national rugby union team.. Despite that the matches were not officially recognised by the Irish Rugby Football Union as Test matches, [2] it was a real tour of Irish national team.
Willie John McBride, a former Ireland and British & Irish Lions rugby captain, is a resident of the town. [15] Paddy McNair, a professional footballer with Middlesbrough FC and the Northern Ireland national football team, was a Ballyclare Secondary School. [16] Jonathan Rea, six time world superbike champion, [17] is a native of Ballyclare. [18]