Willie John McBride Willie John McBride William James McBride, MBE, better known as Willie John McBride (born 6 June 1940) is a former rugby union footballer who played as a lock for Ireland and the British and Irish Lions. He played 63 Tests for Ireland including eleven as captain, and toured with the Lions five times — a record that gave him 17 Lions Test caps. He also captained the most successful ever Lions side, which toured South Africa in 1974. McBride was born at Toomebridge, County Antrim. Owing to his father's death when he was five years old, he spent most of
McBride (film series) McBride (film series) McBride is the name of a series of 10 made-for-television mystery films released by the Hallmark Channel between 2005 and 2008 and stars John Larroquette as a lawyer. It now appears regularly on the Hallmark Movie Channel. While on the Hallmark Channel, it was broadcast in rotation with the movie series "Jane Doe", "Murder 101", and "Mystery Woman" under the umbrella title "Hallmark Channel Mystery Wheel". In the UK, these movies are aired, on a rotation basis, in afternoon drama slot on Channel 5. Lawyer Mike McBride is a curmudgeon with a heart of gold. He takes