Denis McBride (rugby union)

(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]

Denis McBride
Date of birth (1964-09-09) September 9, 1964
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight199 lb (90 kg; 14.2 st)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1988-1997 Ireland 32 (18)
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
1993 Ireland

He grew up in Merville Garden Village, Whitehouse, Co. Antrim in a flat above the shops with his father, mother 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.

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