Full name | Maurice Finbarr Landers | ||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 15 April 1878 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Cork, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 7 March 1948 | (aged 69)||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Cork, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
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Maurice Finbarr Landers (15 April 1878 – 7 March 1948) was an Irish international rugby union player.
The son of a wine merchant, Landers grew up in Cork and played his rugby for Cork Constitution, where he was initially a forward, before establishing himself as a fullback. He was capped five times for Ireland, making his last appearance against New Zealand at Lansdowne Road in 1905. His time with Cork Constitution included a period as club captain and their three successive Munster Senior Cup wins from 1905 to 1907.[1][2]
Landers was a turf accountant by profession and remained involved in rugby union as an administrator, serving on the selection committees for Munster and Ireland, as well having a term as president of Cork Constitution.[1][3]