Maurice Finbarr Landers (15 April 1878 – 7 March 1948) was an Irish international rugby union player.
| Full name | Maurice Finbarr Landers | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 15 April 1878 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Cork, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 7 March 1948 (aged 69) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Cork, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
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The son of a wine merchant, Landers grew up in Cork and played his rugby for Cork Constitution, where he was initially a forward, before establishing himself as a fullback. He was capped five times for Ireland, making his last appearance against New Zealand at Lansdowne Road in 1905. His time with Cork Constitution included a period as club captain and their three successive Munster Senior Cup wins from 1905 to 1907.[1][2]
Landers was a turf accountant by profession and remained involved in rugby union as an administrator, serving on the selection committees for Munster and Ireland, as well having a term as president of Cork Constitution.[1][3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Coleman, Marie. "Landers, Maurice Finbar ('Mossie')". Dictionary of Irish Biography.
- ^ "The Late Mr. M. P. Landers". Irish Independent. 8 March 1948.
- ^ "Mr. M. F. Landers". Belfast News-Letter. 8 March 1948.
External links
edit- Maurice Landers at ESPNscrum