Philip Orr
Philip Andrew Orr (born 14 December 1950) is a former Irish international and
loosehead prop
.
Orr was born in Dublin. Educated at
Triple Crown in 1982 and 1985. He toured with the Lions to New Zealand in 1977, winning one cap, and was a replacement during the tour of South Africa in 1980. However, Orr was not available for the 1983 tour to the same country due to business reasons.[2]
He retired from international rugby in 1987, having played for Ireland in the inaugural rugby world cup.
In 1991, Orr was president of
Old Wesley in its centenary year. In 2009, he was elected to the Irish Rugby Football Union Committee, and was the president of the organisation between 14 July 2017 and 13 July 2018.[3][4]
References
- ^ "Irish Rugby -- All Time International Caps". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007.
- ^ 'Lions Legend: Phil Orr'. Lions Rugby, 20 January 2010, accessed 21 December 2022
- ^ "Philip Orr Becomes 130th President Of The IRFU". Irish Rugby Football Union. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ "Ian McIlrath Elected President Of The IRFU". Irish Rugby Football Union. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
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