Mick O'Driscoll
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Mick O'Driscoll is an Irish rugby union
player. He plays for Munster
in the RaboDirect Pro12
and Heineken Cup
, and plays internationally for Ireland
. He made his Munster debut in 1998 against Neath. His international debut came as a replacement against Romania
in 2001. He is an integral, senior player for Munster, and has captained the province numerous times, particularly during the 2008-09 season. O'Driscoll attended Presentation Brothers College in 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.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player. He plays for Munster
Munster Rugby
Munster Rugby is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Munster, that competes in the RaboDirect Pro12 and Heineken Cup.The team represents the Irish Rugby Football Union Munster Branch which is one of four primary branches of the IRFU, and is responsible for rugby union in the Irish...
in the RaboDirect Pro12
Celtic League (rugby union)
The Celtic League is an annual rugby union competition involving professional sides from Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales....
and Heineken Cup
Heineken Cup
The Heineken Cup is one of two annual rugby union competitions organised by European Rugby Cup involving leading club, regional and provincial teams from the six International Rugby Board countries in Europe whose national teams compete in the Six Nations Championship: England, France, Ireland,...
, and plays internationally for Ireland
Ireland national rugby union team
The Ireland national rugby union team represents the island of Ireland in rugby union. The team competes annually in the Six Nations Championship and every four years in the Rugby World Cup, where they reached the quarter-final stage in all but two competitions The Ireland national rugby union...
. He made his Munster debut in 1998 against Neath. His international debut came as a replacement against Romania
Romania national rugby union team
The Romania national rugby union team , nicknamed The Oaks , is the representative side of Romania in rugby union. Long considered one of the stronger European teams outside the Six Nations, they have participated in all six Rugby World Cups, and currently compete in the first division of the...
in 2001. He is an integral, senior player for Munster, and has captained the province numerous times, particularly during the 2008-09 season. O'Driscoll attended Presentation Brothers College in Cork and was in the same class as Peter Stringer
Peter Stringer
Peter Alexander Stringer is an Irish rugby union player who plays at scrum half for Munster and Ireland. He is one of the most recognisable players in world rugby as Stringer stands only 1.7m tall and weighs in at just over 70 kg .-Career:In February 2000, he made his debut for Ireland...
. He also won a schools' rugby medal in 1996. He also played GAA at underage level with Éire Óg in Cork.