Ollie Waldron
| Full name | Cornelius Oliver Waldron | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 11 July 1943 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Cork, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| University | University College Cork University of Oxford | ||||||||||||||||
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Cornelius Oliver Waldron (born 11 July 1943) is an Irish former international rugby union player.[1]
Waldron was born in Cork and attended University College Cork, before undertaking postgraduate studies at Merton College, Oxford. He completed a PhD in nuclear physics.[2]
A two-time Oxford blue, Waldron was the victim of a biting incident while playing for Oxford University against the touring Wallabies in 1966, leaving him bloodied. The injury required numerous stitches and was later revealed to have been caused by Wallaby hooker Ross Cullen, who was sent home by Australian team management.[3] He also played for London Irish and was capped three times by Ireland, appearing twice in the 1966 Five Nations as a lock against Scotland and Wales at Lansdowne Road, then once against the Wallabies in a 1968 home international, this time used as a prop.[4]
Waldron is a former CEO of Dragon Oil, retiring after the company was acquired by Emirates National Oil Company.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Tara's chief resigns". Drogheda Independent. 28 June 1974.
- ^ "Pegasi Energy Resources Corp. (PGSI) Elects Oliver C. Waldron as Chairman". QualityStocks. 22 August 2011.
- ^ "Aussie Cullen sent home". Nottingham Guardian. 28 October 1966.
- ^ Griffiths, John (11 May 2009). "Ollie Waldron, returning Lions and penalty shoot-outs". ESPNscrum.
- ^ "Oliver Waldron". Irish Independent. 26 July 2003.
External links
[edit]- Ollie Waldron at ESPNscrum
- 1943 births
- Living people
- Irish rugby union players
- Ireland international rugby union players
- Irish mining businesspeople
- Irish chief executives
- Rugby union locks
- Rugby union props
- Rugby union players from Cork (city)
- London Irish players
- University College Cork RFC players
- Oxford University RFC players
- Alumni of Merton College, Oxford