Hubie O'Connor

Hubie Stephen O'Connor (2 September 1933 — 11 February 2011) was an Irish rugby union international.

Hubie O'Connor

Full name	Hubert Stephen O'Connor
Date of birth	(1933-09-02)2 September 1933
Place of birth	Dublin, Ireland
Date of death	11 February 2011(2011-02-11) (aged 77)
Place of death	Dublin, Ireland
School	Terenure College
University	Trinity College, Dublin
Occupation(s)	Obstetrician
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1957 Ireland 4 (0)

Early life

Born in Dublin, O'Connor was one of five siblings and spent his early childhood in Enniscrone, Co Sligo, before returning to Dublin to board at Terenure College.^[1] He studied medicine at Trinity College Dublin.^[2]

Career

O'Connor played as a flanker for Ireland in all four Tests of the 1957 Five Nations Championship.^[3]

An obstetrician and gynaecologist, O'Connor was a senior registrar at St Bartholomew's Hospital in London, where he played rugby for the London Irish club, before setting up practice at Dublin's Mount Carmel Hospital.^[2]

Personal life

O'Connor married Frenchwoman Anne Sudreau and was the son-in-law of politician Pierre Sudreau, who served as a minister under Charles de Gaulle.^[4]

See also

• List of Ireland national rugby union players