Ollie Campbell
Encyclopedia
Seamus Oliver Campbell was an Irish
rugby union
player from 1976 to 1984. He was educated at Belvedere College
, a famous Irish rugby school, where he was on the teams that won the Leinster Schools Senior Cup twice in a row in 1971 and 1972. It was only in 2005 that Belvedere College next won the cup, despite being in many finals and semi-finals.
Ollie Campbell played for Old Belvedere at club level and represented Leinster at provincial level, although prior to the professional era where the team plays in the Celtic League and Heineken Cup.
Campbell's exploits for the team were legendary, as was his battle with Tony Ward
for the No.10 jersey. In 1979, aged 25, he set an Irish record on the tour to Australia
when he scored 60 points, 19 of them in Brisbane which was an Irish record for points in a match against . In February 1982, he kicked all of Ireland's 21 points against Scotland to secure the Triple Crown
for Ireland for the first time since 1949. He won a total of 22 caps
for his country, scoring 217 test points. In addition, he was also capped
seven times for the British and Irish Lions
, 3 in 1980 to South Africa and 4 in 1983 to New Zealand. He scored 184 points in total for the Lions. He also toured twice with Ireland, to Australia in 1979
and to South Africa in 1981
.
Campbell has worked in the family clothing business since retirement from rugby.
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player from 1976 to 1984. He was educated at Belvedere College
Belvedere College
Belvedere College SJ is a private secondary school for boys located on Great Denmark Street, Dublin, Ireland. It is also known as St. Francis Xavier's College....
, a famous Irish rugby school, where he was on the teams that won the Leinster Schools Senior Cup twice in a row in 1971 and 1972. It was only in 2005 that Belvedere College next won the cup, despite being in many finals and semi-finals.
Ollie Campbell played for Old Belvedere at club level and represented Leinster at provincial level, although prior to the professional era where the team plays in the Celtic League and Heineken Cup.
Campbell's exploits for the team were legendary, as was his battle with Tony Ward
Tony Ward (rugby player)
Anthony Joseph Patrick Ward , commonly referred to as Tony Ward, was an Irish rugby union and soccer player during the 1970s and 1980s. He played rugby as a fly-half for, among others, Munster, Leinster, , the British and Irish Lions and the Barbarians...
for the No.10 jersey. In 1979, aged 25, he set an Irish record on the tour to Australia
1979 Ireland rugby union tour of Australia
The 1979 Ireland rugby union tour of Australia was a series of eight matches played by the Ireland national rugby union team in Australia in May and June 1979....
when he scored 60 points, 19 of them in Brisbane which was an Irish record for points in a match against . In February 1982, he kicked all of Ireland's 21 points against Scotland to secure the Triple Crown
Triple Crown (Rugby Union)
In rugby union, the Triple Crown is an honour contested annually by the four national teams of the British Isles who compete within the larger Six Nations Championship: England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales. If any one team manages to win all their games against the other three they win the...
for Ireland for the first time since 1949. He won a total of 22 caps
Cap (sport)
In sports, a cap is a metaphorical term for a player's appearance on a select team, such as a national team. The term dates from the practice in the United Kingdom of awarding a cap to every player in an international match of association football...
for his country, scoring 217 test points. In addition, he was also capped
Cap (sport)
In sports, a cap is a metaphorical term for a player's appearance on a select team, such as a national team. The term dates from the practice in the United Kingdom of awarding a cap to every player in an international match of association football...
seven times for the British and Irish Lions
British and Irish Lions
The British and Irish Lions is a rugby union team made up of players from England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales...
, 3 in 1980 to South Africa and 4 in 1983 to New Zealand. He scored 184 points in total for the Lions. He also toured twice with Ireland, to Australia in 1979
1979 Ireland rugby union tour of Australia
The 1979 Ireland rugby union tour of Australia was a series of eight matches played by the Ireland national rugby union team in Australia in May and June 1979....
and to South Africa in 1981
1981 Ireland rugby union tour of South Africa
- Matches :Ireland embarked on their first tour to South Africa after a twenty year absence on the back of a five nations championship which they were widely considered to be favourites to win but ended with four defeats having lost all their matches for the first time since 1977...
.
Campbell has worked in the family clothing business since retirement from rugby.
External links
- Short career long on impact Interview in The Irish Times