Mick O'Callaghan (rugby union, born 1946)

Mick O'Callaghan
Born	Michael William O'Callaghan (1946-04-27) 27 April 1946 (age 78) Rotherham, New Zealand
Education	Culverden District High School Christchurch Boys' High School
Alma mater	Lincoln College Massey University École nationale vétérinaire de Toulouse University of Cambridge
Scientific career
Fields	Veterinary science
Institutions	Massey University Tufts University
Thesis	Assessment of sino-atrial and atrio-ventricular nodal function in the conscious horse by intra-atrial electrostimulation (1978)
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1970–71 Stade Poitevin () 1971–73 Stade Toulousain () 1974–77 Cambridge University () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1967–69, 1978–80 Manawatu () 1970 Waikato () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1968 New Zealand 3 (0)

Michael William O'Callaghan (born 27 April 1946) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A wing three-quarter, O'Callaghan represented Manawatu and Waikato at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1968. He played three Test matches for the All Blacks against the touring French team that year.^[1]

After studying veterinary medicine at Massey University, O'Callaghan completed a master's degree at the National Veterinary School of Toulouse in France, where he played first for Stade Poitevin and then Stade Toulousain.^[1] He then undertook doctoral studies at the University of Cambridge; the title of his thesis, completed in 1978, was Assessment of sino-atrial and atrio-ventricular nodal function in the conscious horse by intra-atrial electrostimulation.^[1][2] While at Cambridge, he was awarded blues for rugby every year from 1974 to 1977.^[1] O'Callaghan then returned to Massey where he was on the faculty of the School of Veterinary Medicine, before moving to Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine for 10 years, including three years as head of department.^[1][3] He then spent 15 years at Genzyme in Massachusetts as a research and development executive leader, before joining Audentes Therapeutics as senior vice president, preclinical development and translational medicine.^[3]

Personal life

O'Callaghan married New Zealand scholar of French culture, Raylene Ramsay, in Poitiers in 1971.^[4][5]

References

1. Luxford, Bob. "Mick O'Callaghan". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
2. "Assessment of sino-atrial and atrio-ventricular nodal function in the conscious horse by intra-atrial electrostimulation". University of Cambridge. 1978. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
3. "Michael O'Callaghan". VBProfiles. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
4. The Press (19 September 1970). "All Black to wed in France". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
5. The Press (13 February 1971). "Marriage". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 4 March 2022.