John O'Driscoll (rugby union)


John O'Driscoll is an Irish former rugby union player. He was educated at Stonyhurst College and is a former international rugby union player winning 26 caps. He toured South Africa in 1980 and New Zealand in 1983 with the British and Irish Lions and at the time played club rugby for London Irish. O'Driscoll captained the London Irish team that reached the final of the 1980 John Player Cup.
He played for Connacht at Inter-Provincial level. His older brother Barry O'Driscoll was also capped for Ireland. Lions captain Brian O'Driscoll is nephew to the brothers. The family is not related to Mick O'Driscoll, who also played rugby union for Ireland.