Robert Blair Paddy Mayne, Second from Right Print circa 1945

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Robert Blair Paddy Mayne (Second from right) was born in Newtownards, County Down, the second youngest of seven children. The Mayne family were prominent landowners who owned several retail businesses in the town. He was named Robert Blair after a second cousin, who at the time of his birth was a British Army officer serving in World War I. The family home, Mount Pleasant, is situated on the hills above Newtownards. A paternal ancestor was Gordon Turnbull, who led the famous Scotland Forever Charge at Waterloo.
He attended Regent House Grammar School. It was there that his talent for rugby union became evident, and he played for the school 1st XV and also the local Ards RFC team from the age of 16. While at school he also played cricket and golf, and showed aptitude as a marksman in the rifle club. On leaving school he studied law at Queens University of Belfast, studying to become a solicitor. While at university he took up boxing, becoming Irish Universities Heavyweight Champion in August 1936. He followed this by reaching the final of the British Universities Heavyweight Championship, but was beaten on points. With a handicap of 8, he won the Scrabo Golf Club Presidents Cup the next year.[citation needed]
Maynes first full Ireland cap also came in 1937, in a match against Wales. After gaining five more caps for Ireland as a lock forward, Mayne was selected for the 1938 British Lions tour to South Africa. While the Lions lost the first test, a South African newspaper stated Mayne was outstanding in a pack which gamely and untiringly stood up to the tremendous task'. He played in seventeen of the twenty provincial matches and in all three tests.[1] On returning from South Africa, he joined Malone RFC in Belfast.
In early 1939 he graduated from Queens and joined George Maclaine and Co in Belfast, having been articled to TCG Mackintosh for the five previous years. Mayne won praise during the three Ireland matches he played in 1939, with one report stating Mayne, whose quiet almost ruthless efficiency is in direct contrast to O Loughlins exuberance, appears on the slow side, but he covers the ground at an extraordinary speed for a man of his build, as many a three quarter and full back have discovered. [2] His legal and sporting careers were cut short by the outbreak of World War II.
Circa 1945. © Mirrorpix

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Bring home a piece of sports history with our Framed Print from Media Storehouse and Memory Lane Prints. This collectible print features an iconic image of Robert Blair "Paddy" Mayne (second from right), born in Newtownards, County Down. As the second youngest of seven children, Mayne went on to become a legendary figure in Irish football, making his name as a key player for Glentoran Football Club and the Northern Ireland national team. Add this framed print to your home or office to showcase your appreciation for Irish football history and the remarkable career of Paddy Mayne.

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