Donncha O'Callaghan Bio

He made his final appearance for Munster as captain in 2015, before then moving to join Premiership Rugby side Worcester Warriors on a two-year deal. He featured in every Premiership game in his first season and was awarded the ‘Supporters Club Player of the Season’ in 2016. He then retired from the game in April 2018.
 
On the international scene, Donncha O'Callaghan enjoyed an equally glittering career both for the Ireland national team, the British & Irish Lions and the Barbarians. He made his debut for Ireland in March 2003, featuring in the Six Nations Championship of that year and until 2013 was a regular name on the team sheet, earning over 90 caps. This saw him win the Triple Crown in the 2004 Six Nations and Ireland’s first Grand Slam in over 60 years in the 2009 competition. He also played in the 2011 Rugby World Cup starting in most of the warms-ups and tournament games.
 
In addition, Donncha O'Callaghan featured for the British & Irish Lions twice, firstly in 2005 in the tour of New Zealand and then again in 2009 in South Africa where he captained the side – he made four test appearances in total. In 2014 and 2017 he featured for the Barbarians, playing two games.
 
Following his retirement, Donncha O'Callaghan is now a pundit and presenter on Irish TV and radio. In 2009 he was also made a UNICEF Ambassador for Ireland and has travelled the world campaigning for children’s needs.