Shaun Lockhart Waide (8 August 1912 — 26 February 1984) was an Irish international

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player. Born in

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, Waide was educated at

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and

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. Waide, a wing three-quarter, was aged 19 when he represented Ulster against the touring 1931–32 Springboks. This was followed by three

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caps in the 1932 Home Nations and he contributed a try in each of his appearances. He won his blues with

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in the 1932 Varsity Match and the following year gained another two caps for Ireland. His career was ended by a spleen injury he received playing for Oxford University at Gloucester during the 1933–34 season and for a period his condition was listed as critical.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Waide, Shaun 1912 births 1984 deaths Irish rugby union players Ireland international rugby union players Oxford University RFC players Rugby union wings Rugby union players from Ballymena Ulster Rugby players People educated at Sedbergh School Alumni of Brasenose College, Oxford

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