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{{short description|Irish rugby union player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{Use Hiberno-English|date=June 2021}}
{{Infobox rugby biography
{{Infobox rugby biography
| name = Mick O'Driscoll
| name = Mick O'Driscoll
| image =
| image =
| caption =
| caption =
| birth_name = Michael Rowan O'Driscoll
| birth_name = Michael Rowan O'Driscoll
| birth_place = [[Cork (city)|Cork]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]
| nickname = "Micko"
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|10|8|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Cork (city)|Cork]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]
| height = {{height|m=1.96}}
| birth_date={{birth date and age|1978|10|08|df=yes}}
| weight = {{convert|113|kg|st lbs|abbr=on}}
| death_date =
| position = [[Rugby union positions#Locks|Lock]]
| death_place =
| amatyears1 =
| height = {{height|ft=6|in=5}}
| amatteam1 = [[University College Cork R.F.C.|UCC]]
| weight = 17 st 10 lb (113 kg, 248 lb)
| ru_position = [[Lock (rugby union)|Lock]]
| amatteam2 = [[Cork Constitution]]
| ru_amateuryears =
| ru_amupdate =
| clubs1 = [[Munster Rugby|Munster]]
| ru_amateurclubs = [[University College Cork RFC|UCC]]<br>[[Cork Constitution|Cork Con]]
| clubs2 = [[USA Perpignan|Perpignan]]
| ru_amupdate =
| ru_proclubs = [[Munster Rugby|Munster]]<br>[[USA Perpignan|Perpignan]]<br>[[Munster Rugby|Munster]]
| clubs3 = [[Munster Rugby|Munster]]
| ru_clubyears = 1998–2003<br>2003–05<br>2005–12
| years1 = 1998–2003
| years2 = 2003–2005
| ru_clubcaps = 50<br>35<br>157
| years3 = 2005–2012
| ru_clubpoints = (10)<br>(?)<br>(20)
| apps1 = 50
| apps2 = 35
| apps3 = 157
| points1 = 10
| points2 =
| points3 = 20
| ru_clubupdate = 12 May 2012
| ru_clubupdate = 12 May 2012
| ru_nationalteam = [[Ireland national rugby union team|Ireland]]<br>[[Ireland Wolfhounds|Ireland A]]
| repteam1 = [[Ireland Wolfhounds|Ireland A]]
| repteam2 = [[Ireland national rugby union team|Ireland]]
| ru_nationalyears = 2001–11<br>2000–11
| repteam3 = [[Barbarian F.C.|Barbarians]]
| ru_nationalcaps = 23<br>16
| repyears1 = 2000–2011
| ru_nationalpoints = (0)<br>(5)
| repyears2 = 2001–2011
| ru_ntupdate = 17 Apr 2012
| spouse =
| repyears3 = 2012
| children =
| repcaps1 = 16
| relatives =
| repcaps2 = 23
| repcaps3 = 2
| school = [[Presentation Brothers College, Cork|PBC, Cork]]
| reppoints1 = 5
| university = [[University College Cork|UCC]]
| reppoints2 = 0
| reppoints3 = 0
| ru_ntupdate = 2 June 2012
| relatives = [[Audrey O'Flynn]] (cousin)<ref name="irishrugby180615">{{cite web|url=http://www.irishrugby.ie/club/women/34839.php#.W-SH1vZ2ty0|title=Ireland Women's Sevens Squad Includes Baxter, Cronin And O'Flynn|publisher=www.irishrugby.ie|access-date=8 November 2018|date=18 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181110020842/http://www.irishrugby.ie/club/women/34839.php#.W-SH1vZ2ty0|archive-date=10 November 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><br>[[Conrad O'Sullivan]] (cousin)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/ulster-stand-shoulder-to-shoulder-but-will-look-back-on-this-as-the-toughest-season-of-their-lives-1.3957?mode=sample&auth-failed=1&pw-origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.irishtimes.com%2Fsport%2Fulster-stand-shoulder-to-shoulder-but-will-look-back-on-this-as-the-toughest-season-of-their-lives-1.3957|title=Ulster stand shoulder to shoulder but will look back on this as the toughest season of their lives|date=19 December 2012|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|access-date=12 July 2019}}</ref>
| school = [[Presentation Brothers College, Cork|Presentation Brothers College]]
| university = [[University College Cork]]
}}
}}


'''Michael Rowan O'Driscoll''' (born October 8, 1978 in [[Cork (city)|Cork]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]) is a retired Irish [[rugby union]] player. He played for [[Munster Rugby|Munster]] in the [[Celtic League (rugby union)|RaboDirect Pro12]] and [[Heineken Cup]], and played internationally for [[Ireland national rugby union team|Ireland]]. He was an integral, senior player for Munster, and captained the province numerous times, particularly during the 2008–09 season. O'Driscoll attended [[Presentation Brothers College, Cork]] and was in the same class as [[Peter Stringer]]. He also won a schools' rugby medal in 1996. He also played GAA at underage level with Éire Óg in Cork.
'''Michael Rowan O'Driscoll''' (born 8 October 1978) is an Irish former [[rugby union]] player. He played for [[Munster Rugby|Munster]] in the [[United Rugby Championship|Pro12]] and [[European Rugby Champions Cup|Heineken Cup]], and played internationally for [[Ireland national rugby union team|Ireland]]. He was an integral senior player for Munster and captained the province numerous times, particularly during the 2008–09 season.
==Early life==
O'Driscoll attended [[Presentation Brothers College, Cork]] and was in the same class as [[Peter Stringer]]. He also won a schools rugby medal in 1996. He also played GAA at underage level with Éire Óg in Cork. His compatriot and former Leinster centre, [[Brian O'Driscoll]], is no relation.<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Test|last=O'Driscoll|first=Brian|publisher=Penguin|year=2014|isbn=978-1-844-88291-5|location=Ireland|pages=266}}</ref>


==Munster==
==Munster==
He made his Munster debut in 1998 against Neath. During his professional career, O'Driscoll has also played for [[USA Perpignan]] in France. Mostly a second-row in his time in Ireland, he often played in the back-row in France. He returned to Munster in 2005 and became an important member of the Munster squad. He won the Munster Player of the Year award for the 2009/10 season. O'Driscoll became the eighth Munster player to win 200 caps for the province on 3 March 2012, during a league game against [[Newport Gwent Dragons]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.munsterrugby.ie/news/10193.php|title=200 Not Out For Micko|date=2 March 2012|work=munsterrugby.ie|accessdate=3 March 2012}}</ref> It was announced on 17 April 2012 that O'Driscoll would be retiring from rugby at the end of the 2011–12 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.munsterrugby.ie/news/10385.php|title=Micko Calls It A Day|date=17 April 2012|work=munsterrugby.ie|accessdate=17 April 2012}}</ref> His last game for the province was the away league play-off semi-final against [[Ospreys (rugby team)|Ospreys]] on 11 May 2012, which Munster lost 45-10. It was announced on 10 April 2014 that O'Driscoll would be joining Munster's coaching staff from 1 July 2014 as a Technical Advisor. O'Driscoll will also be responsible for Munster A.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.munsterrugby.ie/news/18288.php|title=O'Driscoll On Board|date=10 April 2014|work=munsterrugby.ie|accessdate=24 April 2014}}</ref>
He made his Munster debut in 1998 against Neath. During his professional career, O'Driscoll has also played for [[USA Perpignan]] in France. Mostly a second-row in his time in Ireland, he often played in the back-row in France. He returned to Munster in 2005 and became an important member of the Munster squad. He won the Munster Player of the Year award for the 2009/10 season. O'Driscoll became the eighth Munster player to win 200 caps for the province on 3 March 2012, during a league game against [[Dragons (rugby union)|Newport Gwent Dragons]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.munsterrugby.ie/news/10193.php|title=200 Not Out For Micko|date=2 March 2012|work=munsterrugby.ie|access-date=3 March 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308040118/http://www.munsterrugby.ie/news/10193.php|archive-date=8 March 2012}}</ref>
It was announced on 17 April 2012 that O'Driscoll would be retiring from international and national rugby at the end of the 2011–12 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.munsterrugby.ie/news/10385.php|title=Micko Calls It A Day|date=17 April 2012|work=munsterrugby.ie|access-date=17 April 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120907072615/http://www.munsterrugby.ie/news/10385.php|archive-date=7 September 2012}}</ref> His last game for the province was the away league play-off semi-final against [[Ospreys (rugby union)|Ospreys]] on 11 May 2012, which Munster lost 45-10.{{citation needed|date=June 2021}}
It was announced on 10 April 2014 that O'Driscoll would be joining Munster's coaching staff from 1 July 2014 as a Technical Advisor. O'Driscoll will also be responsible for Munster A team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.munsterrugby.ie/news/18288.php|title=O'Driscoll On Board|date=10 April 2014|work=munsterrugby.ie|access-date=24 April 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140424165658/http://www.munsterrugby.ie/news/18288.php|archive-date=24 April 2014}}</ref>


==Ireland==
==Ireland==
His international debut came as a replacement against [[Romania national rugby union team|Romania]] in 2001. O'Driscoll won 23 caps for Ireland, the last of which came against [[Scotland national rugby union team|Scotland]] in the [[2011 Rugby World Cup]] warm-ups. He was a member of Ireland's [[2009 Six Nations Championship|2009 Grand Slam winning team]]. He was selected in Ireland's 2011 World Cup training squad for the warm-up tests in August, but was not selected in the final 30-man squad for the World Cup.
His international debut came as a replacement against [[Romania national rugby union team|Romania]] in 2001. O'Driscoll won 23 caps for Ireland, the last of which came against [[Scotland national rugby union team|Scotland]] in the [[2011 Rugby World Cup]] warm-ups. He was a member of Ireland's [[2009 Six Nations Championship|2009 Grand Slam winning team]]. He was selected in Ireland's 2011 World Cup training squad for the warm-up tests in August, but was not selected in the final 30-man squad for the World Cup and never played for his country again.

==Statistics==

===International analysis by opposition===
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
|-
! Against
! Played
! Won
! Lost
! Drawn
! Tries
! Points
! % Won
|- bgcolor="#d0ffd0" align="center"
|-
| align="left" | {{ru|ARG}} || 3 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || {{#expr:1/3*100 round 2}}
|-
| align="left" | {{ru|AUS}} || 2 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || {{#expr:0/2*100 round 2}}
|-
| align="left" | {{ru|CAN}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || {{#expr:1/1*100 round 2}}
|-
| align="left" | {{ru|ENG}} || 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || {{#expr:1/2*100 round 2}}
|-
| align="left" | {{ru|FIJ}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || {{#expr:1/1*100 round 2}}
|-
| align="left" | {{ru|FRA}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || {{#expr:0/1*100 round 2}}
|-
| align="left" | {{ru|ITA}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || {{#expr:2/2*100 round 2}}
|-
| align="left" | {{ru|NZL}} || 4 || 0 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || {{#expr:0/4*100 round 2}}
|-
| align="left" | {{ru|ROM}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || {{#expr:2/2*100 round 2}}
|-
| align="left" | {{ru|SCO}} || 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || {{#expr:1/2*100 round 2}}
|-
| align="left" | {{ru|RSA}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || {{#expr:0/1*100 round 2}}
|-
| align="left" | {{ru|USA}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || {{#expr:1/1*100 round 2}}
|-
| align="left" | {{ru|WAL}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || {{#expr:1/1*100 round 2}}
|-
|- class="sortbottom"
! Total || 23 || 11 || 12 || 0 || 0 || 0 || {{#expr:11/23*100 round 2}}
|}

Correct as of 5 July 2017<ref>[http://en.espn.co.uk/statsguru/rugby/player/13650.html?class=1;template=results;type=player Mick O'Driscoll], ''ESPN Scrum'', 5 July 2017</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://munsterrugby.ie/player?PlayGuid=MO650131 Munster Profile]
*[https://munsterrugby.ie/player?PlayGuid=MO650131 Munster Profile]
*[http://www.irishrugby.ie/squads/index.php?player=4131&includeref=dynamic IRFU Profile]
*[https://www.irishrugby.ie/player/?PlayGuid=MO650131 Ireland Profile]
*[http://www.irishrugby.ie/squads/ireland_wolfhounds.php?player=4131&includeref=dynamic Ireland Wolfhounds Profile]
*[https://www.pro14rugby.org/player/?PlayGuid=MO650131 Pro14 Profile]
*{{EPCR profile|MO788689}}
*[http://www.espnscrum.com/ireland/rugby/player/13650.html ESPN Profile]
*[http://www.munsterrugby.ie/rugby/10386.php In Pics: Mick O'Driscoll In Action]


{{Munster Rugby captains}}
{{Munster Rugby captains}}
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[[Category:Rugby union locks]]
[[Category:Irish expatriate rugby union players in France]]

Latest revision as of 21:14, 9 November 2024

Mick O'Driscoll
Birth nameMichael Rowan O'Driscoll
Date of birth (1978-10-08) 8 October 1978 (age 46)
Place of birthCork, Ireland
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight113 kg (17.8 st; 249 lb)
SchoolPresentation Brothers College
UniversityUniversity College Cork
Notable relative(s)Audrey O'Flynn (cousin)[1]
Conrad O'Sullivan (cousin)[2]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
UCC ()
– Cork Constitution ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1998–2003 Munster 50 (10)
2003–2005 Perpignan 35 ()
2005–2012 Munster 157 (20)
Correct as of 12 May 2012
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2000–2011 Ireland A 16 (5)
2001–2011 Ireland 23 (0)
2012 Barbarians 2 (0)
Correct as of 2 June 2012

Michael Rowan O'Driscoll (born 8 October 1978) is an Irish former rugby union player. He played for Munster in the Pro12 and Heineken Cup, and played internationally for Ireland. He was an integral senior player for Munster and captained the province numerous times, particularly during the 2008–09 season.

Early life

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O'Driscoll attended Presentation Brothers College, Cork and was in the same class as Peter Stringer. He also won a schools rugby medal in 1996. He also played GAA at underage level with Éire Óg in Cork. His compatriot and former Leinster centre, Brian O'Driscoll, is no relation.[3]

Munster

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He made his Munster debut in 1998 against Neath. During his professional career, O'Driscoll has also played for USA Perpignan in France. Mostly a second-row in his time in Ireland, he often played in the back-row in France. He returned to Munster in 2005 and became an important member of the Munster squad. He won the Munster Player of the Year award for the 2009/10 season. O'Driscoll became the eighth Munster player to win 200 caps for the province on 3 March 2012, during a league game against Newport Gwent Dragons.[4]

It was announced on 17 April 2012 that O'Driscoll would be retiring from international and national rugby at the end of the 2011–12 season.[5] His last game for the province was the away league play-off semi-final against Ospreys on 11 May 2012, which Munster lost 45-10.[citation needed]

It was announced on 10 April 2014 that O'Driscoll would be joining Munster's coaching staff from 1 July 2014 as a Technical Advisor. O'Driscoll will also be responsible for Munster A team.[6]

Ireland

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His international debut came as a replacement against Romania in 2001. O'Driscoll won 23 caps for Ireland, the last of which came against Scotland in the 2011 Rugby World Cup warm-ups. He was a member of Ireland's 2009 Grand Slam winning team. He was selected in Ireland's 2011 World Cup training squad for the warm-up tests in August, but was not selected in the final 30-man squad for the World Cup and never played for his country again.

Statistics

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International analysis by opposition

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Against Played Won Lost Drawn Tries Points % Won
 Argentina 3 1 2 0 0 0 33.33
 Australia 2 0 2 0 0 0 0
 Canada 1 1 0 0 0 0 100
 England 2 1 1 0 0 0 50
 Fiji 1 1 0 0 0 0 100
 France 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
 Italy 2 2 0 0 0 0 100
 New Zealand 4 0 4 0 0 0 0
 Romania 2 2 0 0 0 0 100
 Scotland 2 1 1 0 0 0 50
 South Africa 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
 United States 1 1 0 0 0 0 100
 Wales 1 1 0 0 0 0 100
Total 23 11 12 0 0 0 47.83

Correct as of 5 July 2017[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Ireland Women's Sevens Squad Includes Baxter, Cronin And O'Flynn". www.irishrugby.ie. 18 June 2015. Archived from the original on 10 November 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Ulster stand shoulder to shoulder but will look back on this as the toughest season of their lives". The Irish Times. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  3. ^ O'Driscoll, Brian (2014). The Test. Ireland: Penguin. p. 266. ISBN 978-1-844-88291-5.
  4. ^ "200 Not Out For Micko". munsterrugby.ie. 2 March 2012. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
  5. ^ "Micko Calls It A Day". munsterrugby.ie. 17 April 2012. Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
  6. ^ "O'Driscoll On Board". munsterrugby.ie. 10 April 2014. Archived from the original on 24 April 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  7. ^ Mick O'Driscoll, ESPN Scrum, 5 July 2017
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