John O'Driscoll (born 26 November 1952) is an Irish former rugby union player.[1] He was educated atStonyhurst College and is a formerIreland internationalrugby union player, winning 26 caps at flanker. He touredSouth Africa in 1980 andNew Zealand in 1983 with theBritish Lions, earning six Test caps. At the time he played club rugby forLondon Irish and captained the Exiles team that reached the final of the1980 John Player Cup.[citation needed]
He played for Connacht at interprovincial level. His older brotherBarry O'Driscoll was also capped for Ireland. Former Lions captainBrian O'Driscoll is related to the brothers.[2]
In 2025 he was elected the 136th president of theIrish Rugby Football Union.[3]
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