Arthur Meares
Athlete
1874 – 1935
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Who was Arthur Meares?
Arthur William Devenish Meares, also known as Arthur William Devenish-Meares or "Newry" Meares was an Irish rugby union player who won four caps for Ireland and two for the British Isles.
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.
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- Born
- 1874
Mullingar - Education
- University of Dublin
- Lived in
- Mullingar
- Died
- 1935
Newry
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on July 23, 2013
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