Henry O'Hara O'Neill

Henry O'Neill

Full name	Henry O'Hara O'Neill
Date of birth	(1907-07-01)1 July 1907
Place of birth	Portstewart, Ireland
Date of death	1 October 1994(1994-10-01) (aged 87)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1930–33 Ireland 6 (0) 1930 British Lions 5 (0)

Henry O'Hara O'Neill (1 July 1907 — 1 October 1994) was an Irish international rugby union player.

Born in Portstewart, County Londonderry, O'Neill was educated at Coleraine Academical Institution, University College Cork and Queen's University Belfast, prior to a career as a civil servant.

O'Neill, a prop, gained his Ireland call up via Queen's University RFC. He featured in all three of Ireland's 1930 Five Nations matches, then won selection on the 1930 British Lions & Irish tour to New Zealand and Australia, where he played in every one of the five international fixtures. After a three-year absence, O'Neill was recalled by Ireland for their 1933 Home Nations campaign, gaining a further three caps.

See also

• List of Ireland national rugby union players
• List of British & Irish Lions players

External links

• Henry O'Hara O'Neill at ESPNscrum