About Tom McClelland
Lived 1900 – 1966 (aged 66). Tom McClelland was a rugby union player.
Thomas Alexander McClelland (10 August 1900 — 12 August 1966) was an Irish international rugby union player.
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. His last appearance for Ireland was against the "Invincible" 1924–25 All Blacks.
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.
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Tom McClelland was born on 10 August 1900.
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Tom McClelland died on 12 August 1966.
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