Louis Magee

Louis Magee

Birth name	Aloysius Mary Magee
Date of birth	1 May 1874
Place of birth	Dublin, Ireland
Date of death	4 April 1945
Place of death	Dunboyne, Ireland
Occupation(s)	veterinary surgeon
Rugby union career
Position(s) Halfback Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) Bective Rangers London Irish () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1895–1904 1896 Ireland British Isles XV 27 4 (9) (0)

Aloysius Mary "Louis" Magee (1 May 1874 – 4 April 1945)^[1][2] was an Irish rugby union halfback. Magee played club rugby for Bective Rangers and London Irish and played international rugby for Ireland and was part of the British Isles team in their 1896 tour of South Africa.

Magee was capped 27 times for Ireland, ten as captain, and won two Championships, leading Ireland to a Triple Crown win in the 1899 Home Nations Championship. Magee was one of the outstanding half backs of world rugby prior to 1914, and is credited as being a driving force in turning Ireland from a no-hope team into one that commanded respect.^[3]