Ultan O'Callaghan

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Ultan O'Callaghan
Date of birth (1971-03-24) 24 March 1971 (age 52)
Place of birth Cork, Ireland
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight114 kg (18.0 st; 251 lb)
Notable relative(s) Donncha O'Callaghan (brother) [1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Cork Constitution ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1996–1998
1999
Munster
Connacht
5
4
(0)
(10)

Ultan O'Callaghan (born 24 March 1971) is an Irish former rugby union player.

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Career

Born in Cork, O'Callaghan represented local club Cork Constitution throughout the 1990s in the All-Ireland League. He missed Con's victorious final against Garryowen in 1999 due to injury, and was captain of the team that ended up losing to Dungannon during the 2000–01 season, though O'Callaghan himself again missed the final due to injury. He also won representation with the Ireland under-21 team and five caps for Munster between 1996 and 1998, before playing for Connacht in 1999. [2]

After the end of his brief professional playing career, O'Callaghan returned to Munster as a development officer in 2000, going on to become coach development manager, before being domestic rugby manager in 2008. [3]

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References

  1. "House of the Week: Four-bed family Cork home must be a contender". Irish Examiner . 16 June 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  2. "Brothers in arms for a 'full-on' affair". The Irish Times . 4 May 2002. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  3. "My Job In Munster: Ultan O'Callaghan". Munster Rugby. 18 May 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2019.