Donncha O'Callaghan
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| Donncha O'Callaghan | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Donncha O'Callaghan | ||
| Date of birth | March 23 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Cork, Munster, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||
| Weight | 17 st 5 lbs (110 kg) | ||
| Nickname | Donners, Dunncha | ||
| School | Christians Brothers College, Cork | ||
| College | CIT | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Lock | ||
| Clubs | Caps | (points) | |
| Cork Constitution | |||
| Provincial/State sides | Caps | (points) | |
| 1999-present | Munster | 98 | (30) |
| National team(s) | |||
| 2003-present 2005 |
Ireland British and Irish Lions |
45 2 |
(5) (0) |
Donncha O'Callaghan (born March 23, 1979) is an Irish rugby union footballer, who was educated at Christian Brothers College, Cork, though he began his rugby education in Highfield Rugby Club, on the Model Farm Road in Cork. During 1997/98 season he won a Schools Senior Cup with Christians beating St. Munchins College, Limerick (a team including Jerry Flannery and Jeremy Staunton) in the final at Musgrave Park, the same year he also played for the Irish Schoolboys. The following year he was part of the U-19 World Championship winning team, along with Brian O'Driscoll and Paddy Wallace. He plays as a lock for Munster and Ireland. He is 6 ft 6 ins tall and weighs over 17 stone (238 lb). He is the cousin of Cork City F.C. footballer George O'Callaghan
He made his international debut for Ireland coming on as a replacement against Wales at the Millennium Stadium in March 2003.
He was chosen by Sir Clive Woodward both for the northern-hemisphere side in the IRB Rugby Aid Match at Twickenham and for the 2005 Lions tour of New Zealand. He also played in two of the tests, after the injury to Malcolm O'Kelly, the suspension of Danny Grewcock, and the disappointing game that Ben Kay had in the first test.
He featured in all three November 2005 Tests for Ireland when Paul O'Connell was injured.
He scored his first international try against France in the 43 - 31 loss in Paris in the 2006 Six Nations tournament.
He was part of the Munster team that won the Heineken European Cup in 2006, scoring a try in the away win in Castres in their pool game. Munster went on to win the Cup in Cardiff. He scored a try after a 55m run in their first game of their Heineken Cup defence against Leicester at Welford Road. He scored another try against Bourgoin at Thomond Park in their first home game since winning the Heineken cup.
Donncha was also a part of the Munster team which won the 2008 Heineken Cup final in Cardiff.
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