Louis Magee: Difference between revisions

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| name = = Louis Magee

| birth_name = = Aloysius Mary Magee

| image = Louis Magee 1902.jpeg

| birth_placedeath_place = [[DublinDunboyne]], Ireland

| ru_proclubsclubs2 = {{nowrap|[[Bective Rangers]]<br /> = [[London Irish]]}}

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| ru_nationalyearsrepyears1 = 1895–1904<br />1896

'''Aloysius Mary "Louis" Magee''' (1 May 1874 – 4 April 1945)<ref>[http://www.scrumespnscrum.com/ireland/rugby/player/1149.html Louis Magee player profile] Scrum.com</ref><ref>[http://www.lionsrugby.com/6012.php?player=19809&includeref=dynamic Louis Magee lions profile] lionsrugby.com</ref> was an Irish [[rugby union]] halfback. Magee played club rugby for [[Bective Rangers]] and [[London Irish]] and played international rugby for [[Ireland national rugby union team|Ireland]] and was part of the [[British and Irish Lions|British Isles team]] in their [[1896 British Lions tour to South Africa|1896 tour of South Africa]].

1896 was a turn around in fortunes for Ireland, beating England and [[Wales national rugby union team|Wales]] and drawing 0–0 with [[Scotland national rugby union team|Scotland]], giving Ireland its second Championship in three years. Magee played in all three games of the season making him a Championship winning player. Towards the end of the 1896 season, Magee was approached by [[Johnny Hammond (rugby player)|Johnny Hammond]] to join his British Isles team on their tour of South Africa. Magee accepted, and was joined on the tour by his brother James, who was also a member of Bective Rangers. The tour was notable for the large contingent of Irish players, who had been poorly represented on previous tours. The other Irish players being [[Thomas Crean]], [[Robert Johnston (rugbyVC player and soldierrecipient)|Robert Johnston]], [[Lawrence Bulger|Larry Bulger]], Jim Sealy, [[Andrew Clinch]], [[Arthur Meares]] and Cecil Boyd. Magee played in only fourteen of the 21 arranged games of the tour, but played in four Test games against the [[South Africa national rugby union team|South African national team]]. In the First Test he was partnered at half back with [[Matthew Mullineux]], but for the final three tests he was joined by [[Cambridge University R.U.F.C.|Cambridge University]] player [[Sydney Pyman Bell]].

Magee continued to captain his country over the next two seasons, but he did not experience the same success as in the 1899 campaign. A single draw against Scotland was the best result in [[1900 Home Nations Championship|1900]], and apart from a good win over England in [[1901 Home Nations Championship|1901]] and a strong three-quarters, there was little to celebrate in the Irish results. The [[1902 Home Nations Championship|1902 Championship]] saw Magee lose the captaincy to half back [[John Fulton (rugby playerunion)|John Fulton]]. Ireland lost their opening match against England, but after a win over Scotland, Magee was handed the captain's position for the final encounter, against Wales. Ireland were well-beaten in their biggest home defeat since the start of the Championship competition.<ref name="Godwin67">Godwin (1984), pg 67.</ref>