Arthur William Devenish Meares, also known as Arthur William Devenish-Meares or "Newry" Meares (1874–1935)[1] was an Irish rugby union player who won four caps for Ireland and two for the British Isles.
| Birth name | Arthur William Devenish Meares | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 1874 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Mullingar, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 1935 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Newry, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Trinity College Dublin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Meares was a part of the 1896 British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa, where he appeared as full back in the third and fourth test matches.
In 1899 he went on to make his Ireland debut, appearing this time as a forward against Scotland and Wales in what was a Triple Crown winning year for the Irish team.
His final international game came against Wales in Belfast on 17 March 1900.
References
edit- ^ Newry Meares player profile Scrum.com
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