Johnny O'Connor
| Birth name | Jonathan O'Connor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 9 February 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Galway, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 100 kg (16 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Garbally College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Setanta College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Johnny O'Connor (born 9 February 1980) is an Irish rugby union coach and former player. He played for Connacht in the Pro 12, and his position of choice was as a Flanker. He has played for Wasps in the English Premiership before returning to Connacht.[1]
He made his full international debut for Ireland in 2004 against South Africa.[2] He made 12 appearances for Ireland, and was part of the 2006 team that won the Triple Crown. O'Connor was named 2005 Irish Rugby Union Players' Association player of the year.[3]
O'Connor is also a graduate of Setanta College.
He is currently a coach at Arsenal F.C.
References
- ^ "Irish players return to Connacht". ERC. 2007-03-02. Retrieved 2008-01-19. [dead link]
- ^ "O'Connor called into Irish squad". BBC. 2004-10-26. Retrieved 2008-01-19.
- ^ "O'Connor wins Irish players gong". BBC. 2005-05-05. Retrieved 2008-01-19. [dead link]