Basil Maclear
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Basil Maclear was an Irish
rugby
international. He won eleven caps between 1905 and 1907.
The son of a doctor from Bedford
, he was later sent to Fermoy
in County Cork
by the British Army.
Like fellow international Ernest Deane
, Maclear was killed in action during the First World War, serving as a captain with the Royal Dublin Fusiliers at the Second Battle of Ypres
. His remains were not recovered and his name is recorded on the Menin Gate
memorial nearby.
on 11 February, 1905
in a game against Wales
. He scored four tries and three conversions during his eleven international games for Ireland.
In the match against New Zealand
on their 1905 tour, he was captain of Munster, who ended up losing 33-0.
Ireland national rugby union team
The Ireland national rugby union team represents the island of Ireland in rugby union. The team competes annually in the Six Nations Championship and every four years in the Rugby World Cup, where they reached the quarter-final stage in all but two competitions The Ireland national rugby union...
rugby
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
international. He won eleven caps between 1905 and 1907.
The son of a doctor from Bedford
Bedford
Bedford is the county town of Bedfordshire, in the East of England. It is a large town and the administrative centre for the wider Borough of Bedford. According to the former Bedfordshire County Council's estimates, the town had a population of 79,190 in mid 2005, with 19,720 in the adjacent town...
, he was later sent to Fermoy
Fermoy
Fermoy is a town in County Cork, Ireland. It is situated on the River Blackwater in the south of Ireland. Its population is some 5,800 inhabitants, environs included ....
in County Cork
County Cork
County Cork is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and is also part of the province of Munster. It is named after the city of Cork . Cork County Council is the local authority for the county...
by the British Army.
Like fellow international Ernest Deane
Ernest Deane
Ernest Cotton Deane was an Irish rugby international. He won one cap against England in 1909.Like fellow international Basil Maclear, Deane was killed in action during the First World War, serving as a captain with the Royal Army Medical Corps, attached to the Leicestershire Regiment near Laventie...
, Maclear was killed in action during the First World War, serving as a captain with the Royal Dublin Fusiliers at the Second Battle of Ypres
Second Battle of Ypres
The Second Battle of Ypres was the first time Germany used poison gas on a large scale on the Western Front in the First World War and the first time a former colonial force pushed back a major European power on European soil, which occurred in the battle of St...
. His remains were not recovered and his name is recorded on the Menin Gate
Menin Gate
The Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing is a war memorial in Ypres, Belgium dedicated to the commemoration of British and Commonwealth soldiers who were killed in the Ypres Salient of the First World War and whose graves are unknown...
memorial nearby.
Career
He won his first cap against EnglandEngland national rugby union team
The England national rugby union team represents England in rugby union. They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, and Wales. They have won this championship on 26 occasions, 12 times winning the Grand Slam, making them the most successful team in...
on 11 February, 1905
1905 Home Nations Championship
The 1905 Home Nations Championship was the twenty-third series of the rugby union Home Nations Championship. Six matches were played between 14 January and 18 March. It was contested by England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales....
in a game against Wales
Wales national rugby union team
The Wales national rugby union team represent Wales in international rugby union tournaments. They compete annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland, Italy and Scotland. Wales have won the Six Nations and its predecessors 24 times outright, second only to England with...
. He scored four tries and three conversions during his eleven international games for Ireland.
In the match against New Zealand
All Blacks
The New Zealand men's national rugby union team, known as the All Blacks, represent New Zealand in what is regarded as its national sport....
on their 1905 tour, he was captain of Munster, who ended up losing 33-0.