Arthur Meares

Arthur Meares
Birth name	Arthur William Devenish Meares
Date of birth	1874
Place of birth	Mullingar, Ireland
Date of death	1935
Place of death	Newry, Northern Ireland
University	Trinity College Dublin
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Forward / Fullback
Senior career
Years	Team
	Dublin University
International career
Years	Team
1899-1900	Ireland
1896	British Lions

Arthur William Devenish Meares, also known as Arthur William Devenish-Meares or "Newry" Meares (1874–1935)^[1] 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.

References

^ Newry Meares player profile Scrum.com

Sources

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[1] Newry Meares player profile Scrum.com

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