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Hubie O'Connor
Rugby player
Hubie Stephen O'Connor (2 September 1933 — 11 February 2011) was an Irish rugby union international.
| Full name | Hubert Stephen O'Connor | ||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
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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]
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]
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]
- "Hubie was one of few locals to win a senior rugby cap". 9 March 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- "Obstetrician and former Irish rugby international". Irish Times. 26 February 2011.
- "Hubie leaves a lasting legacy". Irish Independent. 15 February 2011.
- O'Connor, Hubert (2017). Napoleon's Doctor. O'Brien Press. ISBN 1847179746.