Terry MacBride

John William Terrence MacBride (12 February 1927 — 24 August 2019) was an Australian rugby union international.^[1]

Terry MacBride

Full name	John William Terrence MacBride
Date of birth	(1927-02-12)12 February 1927
Place of birth	Sydney, NSW, Australia
Date of death	24 August 2019(2019-08-24) (aged 92)
Place of death	Torquay, VIC, Australia
School	Scots College
University	University of Sydney
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre / Wing International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1946–48 Australia 10 (3)

MacBride, born in Sydney, was all-round sportsman during his years at Scots College, making the Combined GPS XV, vice-captaining the cricket XI and achieving colours in athletics. He briefly played first-grade rugby for Sydney University while studying medicine, but ended up leaving the course and joined Eastern Suburbs.^[2]

A three-quarter, MacBride was best suited to playing inside centre but spent his Wallabies career as a winger. He debuted at age 19 on the 1946 tour of New Zealand, where he played all three Test matches. The following year, MacBride was capped twice against the touring All Blacks, then earned selection for the 1947–48 tour of Britain, Ireland and France, featuring in all five Tests. Citing business commitments, MacBride announced his retirement from rugby in 1949.^[3]

See also

• List of Australia national rugby union players

References

1. "May Cease Football". Brisbane Telegraph. 8 May 1948. p. 4 – via National Library of Australia.
2. "John William Terrence MacBride". classicwallabies.com.au.
3. "Union Star Retires". The Sydney Morning Herald. 25 March 1949. p. 8 – via National Library of Australia.

External links

• Terry MacBride at ESPNscrum