John O'Sullivan (born 12 July 1980) is a

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player who currently plays for

Agen Agen (, , ) is the prefecture of the Lot-et-Garonne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Southwestern France. It lies on the river Garonne, southeast of Bordeaux. In 2021, the commune had a population of 32,485. Geography The city of Agen l ...

in the French

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. He plays as a back row forward, preferably at number eight. He is a native of

Tralee Tralee ( ; , ; formerly , meaning 'strand of the River Lee') is the county town of County Kerry in the south-west of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The town is on the northern side of the neck of the Dingle Peninsula, and is the largest town in ...

and attended Newbridge College in County Kildare. He formerly played for

Munster Munster ( or ) is the largest of the four provinces of Ireland, located in the south west of the island. In early Ireland, the Kingdom of Munster was one of the kingdoms of Gaelic Ireland ruled by a "king of over-kings" (). Following the Nor ...

in the

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. Before being recruited by his native province, O'Sullivan played for two seasons with

Connacht Connacht or Connaught ( ; or ), is the smallest of the four provinces of Ireland, situated in the west of Ireland. Until the ninth century it consisted of several independent major Gaelic kingdoms (Uí Fiachrach, Uí Briúin, Uí Maine, C ...

. In the 2003–04 season he was voted Connacht's senior player of the year.http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4161/is_20040905/ai_n12904450 He left Munster at the end of the 2008–09 season to join

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1980 births Living people Irish rugby union players Connacht Rugby players Munster Rugby players Garryowen Football Club players Rugby union number eights People educated at Newbridge College Rugby union players from County Kerry Ireland Wolfhounds international rugby union players {{Ireland-rugbyunion-bio-stub