Victor Carton Patrick Costello (born 23 October 1970) is a retired Irish
rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In it ...
player and Olympic shot-putter.
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Athletics career
Costello is a former five-time Irish shot put champion;1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...
in Barcelona.[Victor Costello]
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Rugby career
Playing senior rugby throughout the 1990s until his retirement in 2005,[Costello to retire at end of the season]
RTÉ Support, 16 March 2005 Costello's rugby career with Leinster
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and Ireland
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straddled the amateur and professional eras. He was part of the Irish team at the 2003 Rugby World Cup,[ and also had spells with ]Connacht
Connacht ( ; ga, Connachta or ), is one of the provinces of Ireland, in the west of Ireland. Until the ninth century it consisted of several independent major Gaelic kingdoms ( Uí Fiachrach, Uí Briúin, Uí Maine, Conmhaícne, and Del ...
and London Irish
London Irish RFC is a professional rugby union club which competes in the Premiership, the top division of English rugby union. The club has also competed in the Anglo-Welsh Cup, the European Champions Cup and European Challenge Cup. While ...
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Irish Rugby player file
*Official Leinster caps: 126
*Points scored: 80 (16 tries)
*Celtic League/Cup caps: 38 (5 tries)
*Heineken Cup caps: 57 (5 tries)
*Senior debut: Friendly, 46–11 win v Natal XV at Anglesea Road, 25 October 1995
*Heineken Cup debut: 24–21 win v Milan in Italy, 1 November 1995
*Ireland caps: 39 (January 1996 – 2004)
*Ireland points: 20 (4 tries)
*Ireland "A" caps: 9
*Ireland Under-21 caps: 2
*Ireland Schools caps: 4
*Leinster Under-20/21 caps: 1
Other work and family
Costello provides TV and radio analysis for RTÉ Sport on field events in major athletics championships, including the 2012 London Olympics
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. He also works as a pilot for Ryan Air, and is a committee member of the rugby sevens club, Shamrock Warriors. His sister Suzanne is an Irish international hockey player, sprinter and director of the Samaritans (Charity)
Samaritans is a registered charity aimed at providing emotional support to anyone in emotional distress, struggling to cope or at risk of suicide throughout the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, often through its telephone helpline. ...
.
References
External links
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Sporting Heroes
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Living people
1970 births
Ireland international rugby union players
Leinster Rugby players
London Irish players
Connacht Rugby players
Irish rugby union players
St Mary's College RFC players
Blackrock College RFC players
Irish male shot putters
Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes of Ireland
Rugby union flankers
Rugby union number eights
People educated at Blackrock College