John O'Driscoll (rugby player)

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John O'Driscoll (born 26 November 1953) is an Irish former rugby union player. [1] He was educated at Stonyhurst College and is a former Ireland international rugby union player winning 26 caps. He toured South Africa in 1980 and New Zealand in 1983 with the British and Irish Lions and at the time played club rugby for London Irish. O'Driscoll captained the London Irish team that reached the final of the 1980 John Player Cup.

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References

  1. John O'Driscoll player profile Scrum.com
  2. Kimmage, Paul. "'If you have that suspicion, he's off and he stays off' - Barry O'Driscoll speaks to Paul Kimmage about concussion". Independent.ie. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  3. https://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/six-nations/if-you-have-that-suspicion-hes-off-and-he-stays-off-barry-odriscoll-speaks-to-paul-kimmage-about-concussion-31049362.html