McBride was
born at Toomebridge, county Antrim in 1940. He was a former rugby player. He
played 63 tests including eleven as captain for Ireland’s team. The rugby
player and the Ireland team beat for the first time South Africa in 1965. In their
own countries, they defeated also New Zealand and Australia. Mc Bride
international career ended in 1975 playing against Wales then, he was coaching
the Irish team and manager of British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand. Mc
Bride lives in Ballyclare and was named “Heineken Rugby Personality of Century”
in 2004
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