Philip Orr
Philip Andrew Orr (born 14 December 1950) is a former Irish international rugby union loosehead prop who played for the British Lions. Born in Dublin, Orr was educated at The High School, Dublin, and Trinity College Dublin. He played for Old Wesley for over 20 years and was, for many years, his country's most-capped prop with a then-world record 58 appearances.[1] "One of the most durable forwards of his or any other generation" and a ball-carrying prop,[2] he made his debut against France in 1976 and was part of the Irish teams that won a 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 New Zealand due to business reasons.[3] 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.[4][5]
Orr played for the Barbarians on six occasions and is one of its trustees.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Irish Rugby -- All Time International Caps". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007.
- ^ Tony Ward, 'Where are they now? Philip Orr (Born December 14, 1950)'. Irish Independent, 28 September 2005. Retrieved 31 January 2025
- ^ '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.
- ^ 'Our Trustees'. Barbarian FC, undated. Retrieved 31 January 2025
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