Ireland, Lions and Ulster Rugby legend Willie John McBride honoured by the Queen

By Picture Desk
Published 26th Feb 2019, 13:44 BST
Updated 26th Feb 2019, 14:50 BST
Willie John McBride, a member of the British Lions rugby team set to tour Australia and New Zealand, 24th May 1971. (Photo by Reg Speller/Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)Willie John McBride, a member of the British Lions rugby team set to tour Australia and New Zealand, 24th May 1971. (Photo by Reg Speller/Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Willie John McBride, a member of the British Lions rugby team set to tour Australia and New Zealand, 24th May 1971. (Photo by Reg Speller/Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
As Willie John McBride receives his CBE for services to rugby following an investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace we look back at his career

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