Name: Brendan O’Connor

Date of Birth: 31/05/1983 

Place of Birth: Kilkenny

Nickname: Boc 

Position: backrow

Height: 6’3” / 1.91 m 

Weight: 105.5 kg / 233 lbs

School: Cashel C.S. Rockwell College 

Previous Clubs: Cork Constitution, Garryowen

Honours won: Runner up in the 2004 U21’s World Cup final 

International Representation: Ireland U21’s and Captained Ireland U19’s

When joined Connacht: 2004 

Favourites

Food: steak and spuds 

Drink: mug of scald

Holiday: Tenerife 

TV Programme: Simpsons and 'Hogan knows best'

Music: bit of 50 cent 

Band/Singer: Johnny Cash

Song: Ring of Fire 

Film: Top Gun / Freddie got Fingered

Book: Da Vinci Code (still haven’t reached second chapter) 

Airport: Knock

Best Away Stadium: Liberty Stadium, Swansea 

Worst Away Stadium: Kilfeacle RFC

Non rugby playing team: West Ham United 

Boots: Nike

Sport apart from rugby: hurling 

Least favourite sport and why: cricket because the lads are always playing it.

Thing about training: gym with Kevin Cradock 

Worst thing about training: fitness

If I wasn’t involved in rugby I’d be… on social welfare 

Greatest ambition: to set up my own business

Last CD bought: Johnny Cash 

Last book read: Ross O’Carroll Kelly

Pets: Goldfish Harry and Lloyd 

Sporting hero and why: Have great respect for Eoin Kelly because of his commitment to amateur sports

Best player in the world at the moment: Liam Browne 

Best thing about being a sportsman: doing what you love

And the worst: Christmas time 

Nominee for the worst dressed person in the squad: Chris Keane

And the best: me of course 

Funniest moment in rugby: Connacht tighthead Stephen Knoop being a human punchbag for the opposition

Best moment in rugby: winning the schools cup with my friends who I’m still very close to 

When did you last embarrass yourself: probably never, I’ve no shame

Biggest fear: finishing playing rugby 

Who did you make your Connacht debut against: Grenoble