Philip Orr
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Philip Andrew "Phil" Orr (born in Dublin on 14 December 1950), is a former Irish international and British and Irish Lions
Rugby Union
loosehead prop. Educated at The High School, Dublin
and Trinity College Dublin, Orr played for Old Wesley
for over 20 years and was, for many years, his country's most-capped prop with a then world record 58 appearances. Orr made his debut against France in 1976 and was part of the Irish teams that won a Triple Crown
in 1982 and 1985. He toured with the Lions to New Zealand
in 1977, winning one cap, but was not available for the 1983 tour to the same country due to business reasons. He retired from international rugby in 1987 having played for Ireland in the inaugural rugby world cup.
He was president of Old Wesley
in its centenary, 1991. He is currently (2007) manager of the Irish U21 rugby squad.
British and Irish Lions
The British and Irish Lions is a rugby union team made up of players from England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales...
Rugby Union
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...
loosehead prop. Educated at The High School, Dublin
The High School, Dublin
The High School is a co-educational school located in Rathgar, Dublin, Ireland. The school was founded in 1870 in Harcourt Street before moving to its current location in Rathgar in 1971 and amalgamated with The Diocesan School for Girls in 1974, thereby becoming co-educational.-Millennium...
and Trinity College Dublin, Orr played for Old Wesley
Old Wesley
Old Wesley Rugby Football Club was founded in 1891 from the past pupils of Wesley College, Dublin. Since then it has become one of Leinster's most famous clubs. The club won the Leinster Senior Cup in 1909 and 1985 as well as winning the AIL Division 2 title in 1989...
for over 20 years and was, for many years, his country's most-capped prop with a then world record 58 appearances. Orr made his debut against France in 1976 and was part of the Irish teams that won a Triple Crown
Triple Crown (Rugby Union)
In rugby union, the Triple Crown is an honour contested annually by the four national teams of the British Isles who compete within the larger Six Nations Championship: England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales. If any one team manages to win all their games against the other three they win the...
in 1982 and 1985. He toured with the Lions to New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
in 1977, winning one cap, but was not available for the 1983 tour to the same country due to business reasons. He retired from international rugby in 1987 having played for Ireland in the inaugural rugby world cup.
He was president of Old Wesley
Old Wesley
Old Wesley Rugby Football Club was founded in 1891 from the past pupils of Wesley College, Dublin. Since then it has become one of Leinster's most famous clubs. The club won the Leinster Senior Cup in 1909 and 1985 as well as winning the AIL Division 2 title in 1989...
in its centenary, 1991. He is currently (2007) manager of the Irish U21 rugby squad.