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| Birth name | Aloysius Mary Magee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 1 May 1874 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 4 April 1945 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Dunboyne, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | veterinary surgeon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Aloysius Mary "Louis" Magee (1 May 1874 – 4 April 1945)[1][2] was an Irish rugby union halfback. Magee played club rugby for Bective Rangers and London Irish and played international rugby for Ireland and was part of the British Isles team in their 1896 tour of South Africa.
Magee was capped 27 times for Ireland, ten as captain, and won two Championships, leading Ireland to a Triple Crown win in the 1899 Home Nations Championship. Magee was one of the outstanding half backs of world rugby prior to 1914, and is credited as being a driving force in turning Ireland from a no-hope team into one that commanded respect.[3]
- ^ Louis Magee player profile Scrum.com
- ^ Louis Magee lions profile lionsrugby.com
- ^ Godwin (1984), pg 75.