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Arthur McClinton played largely played second fiddle to George Isherwood on the British & Irish Lions Tour to South Africa in 1910.

But unlike Isherwood, Irishman McClinton won two Test caps for his country – turning out for Ireland in the 1910 Five Nations Championship.

McClinton played for the old North of Ireland FC – the third oldest club in Ireland –  and won the 1908 Ulster Senior Cup.

Despite Isherwood’s monopoly of the Lions Test shirt in South Africa, McClinton shone in the midweek side, making eight appearances and – in the days when they were still worth four points – knocking over two drop goals against Orange River County and Southern Rhodesia.