Denis McBride (rugby union) explained

Birth Date:9 September 1964
Weight:199lb
Ru Position:Flanker
Repyears1:1988–1997
Repcaps1:32
Reppoints1:18
Ru Sevensnationalyears1:1993 1997
Ru Sevensnationalteam1:Ireland

(William) Denis McBride is a retired Irish rugby union player. He played as an openside wing-forward and earned 32 caps for the Irish national team between 1988 and 1997. He played for the Ireland national rugby sevens team at the 1993 Rugby World Cup Sevens, where Ireland reached the semifinals. He played his club rugby for Malone and provincial rugby for Ulster.[1] [2] [3]

He grew up in Merville Garden Village, Whitehouse, County Antrim in a flat above the shops with his parents and brother Ken and attended Belfast High School. He studied Mechanical Engineering at Queen's University of Belfast and is a Chartered Engineer and a governor of Belfast High School.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: William Denis McBride.
  2. Web site: Rugby Union: McBride for Irish: Armstrong faces England. . 22 October 2011.
  3. Web site: Rugby Union: Ulster lose exiles for Australian test. . 22 October 2011.