Pat O'Connor

Under Pat's 5 year leadership, the Combined Services rugby effort to become an Olympic sport began to make great headway. He led the effort to make the Interservice competition more robust thus making the sport more legitimate in the eyes of the DoD Sports Council. Pat continued to remain involved in rugby after leaving the service, and has enjoyed much success as a coach.

Player

1972 Spring - Manager, USMA RFC

1972 Fall - 1975 June - USMA RFC (Fullback)

1975 Fall - Ft Benning Flyers (scrum half)

1976 fall - 1979 spring - Colorado Springs Crackers RFC (SH, FB)

1980 Fall -1981 Spring - Ft Benning (SH)

1981 Spring - 1983 Fall - Ft Campbell (Hooker, backfield)

1984 Spring - Combined Services

1985 Spring - 1991 Spring - Mike Stephenson's President's XV

1986 Fall - 1988 Fall - Army Select Side (H)

Coach

1989 Fall - 1992 Spring - Ft Campbell RFC

1993 Spring - Current (2018) - U Wisconsin Whitewater (Collegiate Div II 15’s Championships 2011, 2016, 2017; Collegiate Div II 7’s Championship 2017)

Administration

1981 - 1983 Ft Campbell President and Match Secretary, Midwest Rugby Union Military Director

1985 Spring – Hosted Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers at Fort Meade, MD

1985 - 1989 - Eastern Rugby Union Military Director

1986 - 1991 - Manager for Combined Services Seniors for two tours and venues in several locations.

1986 Fall - 1991 Fall - Secretary, Combined Services Committee

1989 Spring – Hosted Royal Engineers at Ft Devens, MA

1991 Fall - 1996 Fall - Chairman, Combined Services Committee

1998 Fall – 2004 Spring – Secretary, USA Rugby

Tours

1984, 1986, 1988 - Combined Services Battle of New Orleans

1984 - Combined Services UK Tour (Player)

1986 & 1988 – Combined Services UK & Germany Tour – Manager

1994 – Combined Services Australia Tour - Chairman