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WILLIE-JOHN
McBRIDE |
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| PLAYER PROFILE | |
| Country: | Ireland |
| H.O.F. Inductee: | 1997 |
| Position: | Lock |
| Date of Birth: | 06/06/1940 |
| Place of Birth: | Cefneithin |
| CAREER STATUS | |
| Test Caps | 63 |
| Test Points | 4 |
| Test tries | 1 |
| Penalties | 0 |
| Conversions | 0 |
| Drop Goals | 0 |
| CAREER SUMMARY | |
| Ireland and Lions second row Willie-John McBride developed into the finest lock forward of his generation and was a charismatic leader who skippered the Lions on their unbeaten tour of South Africa in 1974. McBride went on five Lions tours in total and often used to smoke a pipe as part of his pre-match ritual. | |
| GREATEST MOMENT | |
| Like all great players, Willie John had a great sense of timing. He had played for Ireland 33 times at Lansdowne Road before, in his 34th and final appearance there, he scored his first and only try. | |
| INTERESTING FACTS | |
| The first surprise is that the official names really are William James. | |
