Dion O'Cuinneagain

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Dion O'Cuinneagain
Date of birth (1972-05-24) 24 May 1972 (age 51)
Place of birthCape Town, South Africa
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight102 kg (225 lb; 16 st 1 lb)
SchoolRondebosch Boys' School
UniversityStellenbosch University
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Number 8, Flanker
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1997–1999
1999–2000
Ballymena RFC
 ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
19xx-1997
1999–2000
2001
Western Province
Ulster
Munster
 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1998–2000
1998–2000
Ireland A
Ireland
 ?
19		 0(?)
0(5)
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
1995 South Africa

Dion O'Cuinneagain (born 24 May 1972 in Cape Town, South Africa) is a former rugby union player who represented both South Africa and Ireland. Since retiring as a rugby player, O'Cuinneagain has worked as a doctor and as a rugby coach.

Early years

O'Cuinneagain was born and raised in

hurdler.[1][2][3][4][5]

Clubs and Provinces

O'Cuinneagain played rugby at various levels with University of Cape Town and then

Heineken Cup
.[1][6][7] Injuries continued to hinder O'Cuinneagain's career and in 1999 he suffered two shoulder injuries and a broken wrist.[8][9] In 2000 he decided to return to South Africa to complete his medical studies.[10] However, in 2001 he made a brief comeback when he agreed to help out an injury depleted Munster. On 13 April 2001 he played in a 24–22 win against a Rest of Ireland XV at Thomond Park[11] before making a late appearance as a replacement against Stade Français in the Heineken Cup semi-final defeat on 22 April.[12]

Rugby international

South Africa

O'Cuinneagain captained South Africa at sevens level. He was a schoolboy international in 1989 and 1990[13] and in 1995 played for the sevens team at the Hong Kong Sevens.[1][14]

Ireland

O'Cuinneagain first played for Ireland at

England A in a 40–30 away defeat.[15] Between 1998 and 2000 he made 19 full appearances and scored one try for the senior Ireland team. He made his senior international debut in a 37–13 defeat against South Africa on 13 June 1998. He played in all four games during the 1999 Five Nations Championship and then captained Ireland on both a tour of Australia and during the 1999 Rugby World Cup. He scored his one and only try for Ireland on 15 October 1999 in a World Cup game against Romania. He made his final appearance for Ireland in a 60–13 win against Italy at Lansdowne Road on 2 March 2000.[16][17][18]

Later career

After retiring as a rugby player, O'Cuinneagain returned to Cape Town to work as a doctor. He has since worked for several institutes, including the Sports Science Orthopaedic Clinic at the Sport Science Institute of South Africa.[19][20] He has also worked as a general practitioner in Tokai, Cape Town.[21] He remains actively involved in rugby and has coached and / or managed the South Africa Sevens and rugby teams at the University of Cape Town .[22][23][24]

References

  1. ^ a b c "sportsillustrated.cnn.com". Sports Illustrated. 27 November 1998. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
  2. ^ "Telegraph". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 19 December 2000.
  3. ^ Independent Newspapers Online (5 May 2010). "www.capeargus.co.za". capeargus.co.za. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
  4. ^ UCT Athletic Club Archived 1 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "www.rugby365.com". rugby365.com. 16 April 2004. Archived from the original on 14 February 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
  6. ^ "www.sportinglife.com". sportinglife.com. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
  7. ^ "www.ercrugby.com". Archived from the original on 15 November 2006. Retrieved 26 October 2008.
  8. ^ Dublin Mountains (12 December 1999). "www.independent.ie". Irish Independent. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
  9. ^ independent.ie apps (24 January 2001). "www.independent.ie". Irish Independent. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
  10. ^ "news.bbc.co.uk". news.bbc.co.uk. 29 November 2000. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
  11. ^ "www.rte.ie". rte.ie. 13 April 2001. Archived from the original on 25 September 2003. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
  12. ^ www.ercrugby.com[dead link]
  13. ^ "SA Rugby Annual 2007" (PDF). South African Rugby Union. p. 516. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  14. ^ Lanson Kelly (6 May 1999). "Irish Examiner". Archives.tcm.ie. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
  15. ^ "www.irishrugby.ie". irishrugby.ie. 26 January 2007. Archived from the original on 27 December 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
  16. ^ Ireland stats at www.irishrugby.ie Archived 22 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  17. ^ Books (14 September 2003). "www.independent.ie". Irish Independent. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
  18. ^ "Ireland stats at www.sporting-heroes.net". Sporting-heroes.net. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
  19. ^ "www.health24.com". health24.com. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
  20. ^ "Sports Science Orthopaedic Clinic". Ssoc.co.za. Archived from the original on 19 December 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
  21. ^ "www.safindit.co.za". safindit.co.za. Archived from the original on 18 February 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
  22. ^ "Sevens Boks gather for training camp". South African Rugby Union. 27 February 2004. Archived from the original on 19 January 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  23. ^ "UCT Springboks celebrate - University of Cape Town News". 3 March 2016. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
  24. ^ Independent Newspapers Online (5 May 2010). "www.capeargus.co.za". capeargus.co.za. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
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