- Date of Birth11 / 01 / 1915
- Died14 / 12 / 1955
- Lions Tours1938
- International CapsIreland / Lions
- Lions Origins SchoolsRegent House School Newtownards
- Lions Origins ClubsArds, Queen's University RFC, Ulster, Barbarians
Blair ‘Paddy’ Mayne was an Irish lock who featured 20 times for the Lions on their 1938 Tour of South Africa and won nine caps for his country.
He played in all three of the Tests against the Springboks, with the series lost 2-1, and was well known for his fun-loving attitude on Tour.
A one-time university heavyweight boxing champion, Mayne became one of the founding members of the SAS during the Second World War and won a Distinguished Service Order with three bars, the Legion d’Honneur and the Croix de Guerre for his bravery.
After the war he returned to his native Newtownards where he worked as a solicitor.
He played in all three of the Tests against the Springboks, with the series lost 2-1, and was well known for his fun-loving attitude on Tour.
A one-time university heavyweight boxing champion, Mayne became one of the founding members of the SAS during the Second World War and won a Distinguished Service Order with three bars, the Legion d’Honneur and the Croix de Guerre for his bravery.
After the war he returned to his native Newtownards where he worked as a solicitor.