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| Birth name | John Patrick O'Shea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 2 June 1940 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Weston-Super-Mare, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | c. April 2024 (aged 83) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Lewis School Pengam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Bank Manager | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Patrick O'Shea (2 June 1940 – c. April 2024) was a Wales international rugby union player.
Career
Educated at Lewis School Pengam, along with John Dawes, he was capped five times for Wales as a prop between 1967 and 1968.[1]
O'Shea was selected for the 1968 British Lions tour to South Africa and played in the first international against South Africa. In the match against Eastern Transvaal at Springs he became the first Lion ever to be sent off for foul play, after throwing a punch.[2]
O'Shea played club rugby for Cardiff.
Personal life and death
John Patrick O'Shea was born in Weston-Super-Mare, England on 2 June 1940.[3] He lived in Australia.[citation needed]
On 24 April 2024, it was announced O'Shea had died following a lengthy illness. He was 83.[4]
References
- ^ Griffiths, page 4:37
- ^ Thomas, Clem; Thomas, Greg (2001). The History of The British and Irish Lions. Mainstream Books. p. 145. ISBN 1-84018-498-1.
- ^ Griffiths, John (1987). The Phoenix Book of International Rugby Records. London: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. pp. 12:32. ISBN 0-460-07003-7.
- ^ "Former Wales and Lions prop O'Shea dies aged 83". BBC Sport. 24 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
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