| John O'Shea | |
| Birth Name: | John Patrick O'Shea |
| Birth Date: | 2 June 1940 |
| Birth Place: | Weston-Super-Mare, England |
| Death Place: | Australia |
| Position: | Prop |
| Amatteam1: | Penzance Newlyn |
| Amatteam2: | Cardiff RFC |
| Amatteam3: | Newbridge RFC |
| Amatteam4: | Cardiff RFC |
| Amatteam5: | Barbarian F.C. |
| Amatteam6: | Monmouthshire |
| Amatteam7: | Cornwall |
| Repteam1: | Wales |
| Repteam2: | British Lions |
| Repyears1: | 1967–1968 |
| Repyears2: | 1968 |
| Repcaps1: | 5 |
| Repcaps2: | 1 |
| Reppoints1: | 0 |
| Reppoints2: | 0 |
| Occupation: | Bank Manager |
| School: | Lewis School Pengam |
John Patrick O'Shea (2 June 1940 – 24 April 2024) was a Wales international rugby union player.
Educated at Lewis School Pengam, along with John Dawes, he was capped five times for Wales as a prop between 1967 and 1968.[1]
O'Shea was selected for the 1968 British Lions tour to South Africa and played in the first international against . In the match against Eastern Transvaal at Springs he became the first Lion ever to be sent off for foul play, after throwing a punch.[2] He was then hit by a spectator while walking off which resulted in a brawl. Later in the tour while playing against Rhodesia, he became the first Lions prop to score two tries in a game.
O'Shea played club rugby for Cardiff between 1963 and 1970, becoming club captain in his final year. In total he played 213 games for them and scored 19 tries.[3]
John Patrick O'Shea was born in Weston-Super-Mare, England, on 2 June 1940.[4]
O'Shea died from pneumonia on 24 April 2024, at the age of 83.[5] [6] [7]