John Brian O'Driscoll

John Brian O’Driscoll

John Brian O'Driscoll was born in Dublin on 26 November 1953 and educated at Stonyhurst School and Westminster Hospital where he qualified as a doctor. He played at flanker for London Irish and Manchester. Between 1978 and 1984 he played in 26 internationals for Ireland and also for Scotland & Ireland against England & Wales in 1980. He twice toured with the British Isles - in 1980 to South Africa where he scored two tries in 10 matches, including the four tests, and in 1983 to New Zealand where he captained the Lions in two of his eight appearances, including two tests. John O'Driscoll captained the Barbarians against East Midlands in the 1981 Mobbs Memorial Match.