| Full name | Patrick John O'Connor | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1863-04-18)18 April 1863 | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 26 December 1919(1919-12-26) (aged 56) | ||||||||||||||||
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Patrick John O'Connor (18 April 1863 — 26 December 1919) was an Irish international rugby union player.
Raised in Dublin, O'Connor attended Clondalkin College and Blackrock College.
O'Connor played for Dublin club Lansdowne, forming a halfback partnership with the 15-times capped Robert Warren, with whom he also teamed with for his solitary Ireland cap in 1887, against Wales at Birkenhead.
An auctioneer by profession, O'Connor took over his father's Queen street business during the 1880s and became well known around Dublin, specialising in the sale of cattle.
See also
References
- ^ "Death Of Mr P. J. O'Connor J.P". Dublin Evening Telegraph. 27 December 1919.
- "Noted Dublin Auctioneer Passes Away on Christmas Day". Weekly Freeman's Journal. 3 January 1920.
External links
- Patrick O'Connor at ESPNscrum