Rodney Christopher O'Donnell (born 16 August 1956)Known by all as “The HotRod�

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. He made his Ireland debut in Australia in 1979 when Ireland won both tests (the first Northern Hemisphere side to win 2 tests in the Southern Hemisphere). He toured

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in 1980 with the British Lions and at the time played club rugby for St. Mary's College RFC. His rugby career was ended by a neck injury suffered on the Lions tour.

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1956 births Living people Irish rugby union players Ireland international rugby union players British & Irish Lions rugby union players from Ireland St Mary's College RFC players People educated at St Mary's College, Dublin {{Ireland-rugbyunion-bio-stub