Donncha O'Callaghan

Donncha O'Callaghan

O'Callaghan playing for Munster.
Full name	Donncha Fintan O'Callaghan
Date of birth	(1979-03-24) 24 March 1979 (age 37)
Place of birth	Cork, Ireland
Height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight	17 st 11 lb (113 kg)
School	CBC Cork
University	CIT
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Lock
Amateur clubs Years Club / team
Professional / senior clubs Years Club / team Caps (points) 1998–2015 2015–present Munster Worcester Warriors 268 32 (40) (5) Correct as of 4 December 2016
National team(s) Years Club / team Caps (points) 2002–03 2003–13 2005, 2009 2014 Ireland Wolfhounds Ireland British and Irish Lions Barbarians 7 94 4 1 (0) (5) (0) (0) Correct as of 2 June 2014

Donncha O'Callaghan (born 24 March 1979 in Cork, Ireland) is an Irish rugby union player. He plays for Worcester Warriors in the Aviva Premiership and internationally he played for Ireland. He plays as a Lock.

O'Callaghan began his rugby education in Highfield Rugby Club, on the Model Farm Road in Cork. During the 1997–98 season he won a Schools Senior Cup with Christian Brothers College, Cork, beating St. Munchin's College, Limerick (a team including Jerry Flannery and Jeremy Staunton) in the final at Musgrave Park. The same year, he also played for the Irish Schoolboys team. The following year he was part of the U-19 World Championship winning team, along with Brian O'Driscoll and Paddy Wallace.

O'Callaghan made his Munster debut on 4 September 1998, starting against Ulster in an Irish Inter-Provincial match.

He started for Munster in their 37–17 Celtic League Final victory against Neath on 1 February 2003. O'Callaghan also started for Munster in their 27–16 Celtic Cup Final against Llanelli Scarlets on 14 May 2005.

He was part of the Munster team that won the 2005–06 Heineken Cup, scoring a try in the win against Castres Olympique in the pool stage He started for Munster in their 19–23 2006 Heineken Cup Final victory against Biarritz Olympique on 20 May 2006, O'Callaghan's and Munster's first European success.