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Willie John McBride
Irish rugby union footballer and coach · United Kingdom · On the map · Athletes · Born 1940 · age 86
William James McBride, better known as Willie John McBride, is a former rugby union footballer from Northern Ireland who played as a lock for Ireland and the British and Irish Lions.
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Close ties
- Mike Gibson Teammate at British & Irish Lions, 1966-1971
Delme Thomas Teammate at British & Irish Lions, 1966-1971- Dewi Bebb Teammate at British & Irish Lions, 1962-1968
Barry John Teammate at British & Irish Lions, 1968-1971
J. P. R. Williams Teammate at British & Irish Lions, 1971-1974- Gerald Davies Teammate at British & Irish Lions, 1968-1971
- Mervyn Davies Teammate at British & Irish Lions, 1971-1974
Tony O'Reilly Teammate at Ireland men’s national team, 1962-1970- Syd Millar Teammate at Ireland men’s national team, 1962-1970
- Jim Telfer Teammate at British & Irish Lions, 1966-1968
- Derek Quinnell Teammate at British & Irish Lions, 1971-1974
- Fergus Slattery Teammate at Ireland men’s national team, 1970-1975
- Tom Kiernan Teammate at Ireland men’s national team, 1962-1973
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He made 63 appearances for Ireland, including eleven as captain, and toured with the Lions five times; a record that earned him 17 Lions Test caps and 71 appearances in the red jersey. He also captained one of the most successful Lions sides, which returned undefeated from South Africa in 1974. McBride, inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame in 2009, is regarded as one of the most influential figures ever to play the game.
