John O’Driscoll

Irish rugby union player

John O'Driscoll (born 26 November 1952) is an Irish former rugby union player. He was educated at Stonyhurst College and is a former Ireland international rugby union player, winning 26 caps at flanker.²

From Wikipedia’s article on John O’Driscoll (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Nov 26, 1953.¹

About

He toured South Africa in 1980 and New Zealand in 1983 with the British Lions, earning six Test caps. At the time he played club rugby for London Irish and captained the Exiles team that reached the final of the 1980 John Player Cup.

He played for Connacht at interprovincial level. His older brother Barry O'Driscoll was also capped for Ireland. Former Lions captain Brian O'Driscoll is related to the brothers.

In 2025 he was elected the 136th president of the Irish Rugby Football Union.

From Wikipedia’s article on John O’Driscoll, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Irish Rugby Football UnionChair 2025 to now⁷

Early life and education

Date not recordedAudenshaw School³
Date not recordedStonyhurst College³

Career

Occupation: rugby union player.⁵

Since 2025Chair, Irish Rugby Football Union⁴

Personal life

CitizenshipIreland⁶

Sources

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WikidataJohn O’Driscoll on Wikidata
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WikipediaJohn O’Driscoll on Wikipedia
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WikidataJohn O’Driscoll: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataJohn O’Driscoll: Chair, Irish Rugby Football Union, on Wikidata
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WikidataJohn O’Driscoll: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataJohn O’Driscoll: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataIrish Rugby Football Union, Chair