John O'Conor (rugby union) explained

John O'Conor
Full Name:John Hamilton O'Conor
Birth Place:Letterkenny, Ireland
Death Place:Rathgar, Ireland
Position:Forward
Repyears1:1888–96
Repcaps1:17
Reppoints1:0

John Hamilton O'Conor was an Irish international rugby union player.

A Bective Rangers forward, O'Conor was capped 17 times for Ireland from 1888 to 1896.[1] He was a member of the side which won the 1894 Home Nations triple crown and held the captaincy the following season for a match against England.[2]

O'Conor served as president of the Irish Rugby Football Union in 1911–12.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Bective Rangers . . 17 February 1954.
  2. News: Presentation To Mr J H O'Conor . . 12 April 1897.
  3. News: Irish Rugby Union . Sport (Dublin) . 18 November 1911.