Tom McClelland
Rugby union player from Northern Ireland
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Thomas Alexander McClelland (10 August 1900 — 12 August 1966) was an Irish international rugby union player.
| Full name | Thomas Alexander McClelland | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 10 August 1900 Ballymena, Co. Antrim | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 August 1966 (aged 66) Warrington, England | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Ballymena Academy | ||||||||||||||||
| University | Queen's University Belfast | ||||||||||||||||
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Born in Ballymena, County Antrim, McClelland attended Ballymena Academy and studied medicine at Queen's University Belfast. He was capped in 16 matches as a wing-forward for Ireland during his studies, missing only one match from 1921 to 1924, and also represented the combined Ireland-Scotland team in the 1923 centenary match.[1] His last appearance for Ireland was against the "Invincible" 1924–25 All Blacks.[2]
McClelland retired after getting his medical degree and moved to Warrington in England, where he was involved in rugby league administration as chairman of the Warrington RLFC.[3]