Ollie Waldron

Ollie Waldron

Full name	Cornelius Oliver Waldron
Date of birth	(1943-07-11) 11 July 1943
Place of birth	Cork, Ireland
University	University College Cork University of Oxford
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock / Prop International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1966–68 Ireland 3 (0)

Cornelius Oliver Waldron (born 11 July 1943) is an Irish former international rugby union player.

Waldron was born in Cork and attended University College Cork, before undertaking postgraduate studies at Merton College, Oxford. He completed a PhD in nuclear physics.

A two-time Oxford blue, Waldron was the victim of a biting incident while playing for Oxford University against the touring Wallabies in 1966, leaving him bloodied. The injury required numerous stitches and was later revealed to have been caused by Wallaby hooker Ross Cullen, who was send home by Australian team management. He also played for London Irish and was capped three times by Ireland, appearing twice in the 1966 Five Nations as a lock against Scotland and Wales at Lansdowne Road, then once against the Wallabies in a 1968 home international, this time used as a prop.

Waldron is a former CEO of Dragon Oil, retiring after the company was acquired by Emirates National Oil Company.

See also

• List of Ireland national rugby union players

External links

• Ollie Waldron at ESPNscrum