John O'Shea (rugby player)
- John O'Shea (rugby player)
John Patrick O'Shea (born 2 June 1940) [cite book |last=Griffiths|first=John |title=The Phoenix Book of International Rugby Records |year=1987 |publisher=J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd |location=London |isbn=0460070037 |pages=p12:32] is a former Nrut|Wales international rugby union player.
Educated at Lewis School Pengam, along with John Dawes, he was capped five times for Wales as a prop between 1967 and 1968 [Griffiths, page 4:37] .
O'Shea was selected for the 1968 British Lions tour to South Africa and played in the first international against Nrut|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 [cite book |last=Thomas|first=Clem |coauthors=updated by Thomas, Greg |title=The History of The British and Irish Lions|year=2001 |publisher=Mainstream Books |isbn=1-84-018498-1 |pages=pp145] .
He played club rugby for Cardiff.
He is currently living in Australia and will shortly return to the House of Lords London for a reunion with the touring Lions of 1968.
References
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
John O'Shea (disambiguation) — John O Shea can refer to:*John O Shea, Irish footballer with Manchester United *John O Shea (director), New Zealand film director *John O Shea (humanitarian) *John O Shea (rugby player), Wales international rugby union footballer *A member of the … Wikipedia
Noel Murphy (rugby player born 1937) — Noel Murphy Full name Noel Arthur Augustine Murphy Date of birth 22 February 1937 Place of birth County Cork Ireland Notable relative(s) Noel Murphy Sr (father) Kenny Murphy (son) … Wikipedia
Shea (disambiguation) — Shea may refer to:*Shea, (Vitellaria paradoxa, syn. Butyrospermum parkii, B. paradoxa) a tree indigenous to Africa *Shea Stadium, American baseball park in New York City *Shea butter or Shea nut butter, a slightly greenish or ivory colored… … Wikipedia
Jerry Shea — Full name Jeremiah Shea Date of birth 12 August 1892(1892 08 12) Place of birth Newport,[1] Wales Date of death 30 June 1947 … Wikipedia
List of dual-code rugby internationals — A dual code rugby international is a rugby footballer who has played at the senior international level in both rugby league and rugby union. Rugby league started as a breakaway version of rugby in Northern England (1895) and in New Zealand and… … Wikipedia
David Humphreys (rugby union) — David Humphreys Personal information Full name David Humphreys Date of birth 10 September 1971 (1971 09 10) (age 40) Place of birth Belfast, Northern Ireland Nickname(s) Humphs School(s) attended Ballymena Academy … Wikipedia
Willie John McBride — Full name William James McBride Date of birth 6 June 1940 (1940 06 06) (age 71) Place of birth Toomebridge, County Antrim, Northern Ireland Height 1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in) … Wikipedia
O'Shea — is a surname (an anglicized form of the Irish patronymic name Ó Séaghdha), originating in the Kingdom of Corcu Duibne in County Kerry, and could refer to: Alicia O Shea Petersen (1862 1923), Australian suffragist Brian O Shea (politician) (born… … Wikipedia
Martin Corry (rugby union) — For other people named Martin Corry, see Martin Corry (disambiguation). Martin Corry MBE Full name Martin Edward Corry Date of birth 12 October 1973 (1973 10 12) (age 38) … Wikipedia
Eddie Pellagrini Diamond at John Shea Field — Eddie Pellagrini Diamond at Shea Field Location Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA Closed Open Demolished N/A Owner Boston College Surface Grass … Wikipedia
