Senior Debut: v Dragons, Virgin Media Park, November 2023 

Champions Cup Debut: v Bayonne, Thomond Park, December 2023

Position: Back three

Club: UCC RFC 

Former Club: Highfield RFC

School: PBC

Honours: Munster U18s, Munster Dev; Ireland U18s; Ireland U20s

A talented sportsman, O’Connor joined the Academy in 2023 having won two All-Ireland medals with Cork in hurling – at minor level in 2021 and U20 level in 2023.

He flourished at PBC and played a leading role as they won the 2023 Pinergy Munster Schools Senior Cup.

He was a Schools Senior Cup finalist with PBC in 2022 and has lined out for Munster and Ireland at U19 level in 2022/23.

He made his Munster debut within months of joining the Academy against Dragons in November 2023 and made his Champions Cup debut against Bayonne a month later.

O’Connor started all five of Ireland’s matches during their unbeaten U20s Six Nations campaign in 2024.

He was also part of the Ireland Squad selected for the U20s World Championship in South Africa, where he started in the back three for every fixture.

Lined out for Emerging Ireland on their tour to South Africa at the start of the 2024/25 season and scored two tries in seven Munster appearances over the campaign.