# Victor Costello

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Irish rugby union player

Rugby player

Victor Costello Born Victor Costello (1970-10-23) 23 October 1970 (age 55) Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Weight 122 kg (19 st 3 lb) School Blackrock College Rugby union career Position(s) Number 8, Blindside flanker Current team retired Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1992–1994 Blackrock College 1994-1996/1997-2005 St. Mary's College Correct as of 11 July 2014 Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1996–1997 London Irish 8 (5) Correct as of 11 July 2014 Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1993–1995 Connacht 1995-1996/1997-2005 Leinster 121 (80) Correct as of 11 July 2014 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1996–2004 Ireland 39 (20) Correct as of 11 July 2014

**Victor Carton Patrick Costello** (born 23 October 1970) is a retired Irish [rugby union](/source/Rugby_union) player and Olympic shot-putter.[1][2]

## Athletics career

Costello is a former five-time Irish [shot put](/source/Shot_put) champion;[3] he finished in 22nd place at the [1992 Summer Olympics](/source/1992_Summer_Olympics) in Barcelona.[1][4][3]

## Rugby career

Playing senior rugby throughout the 1990s until his retirement in 2005,[4] Costello's rugby career with [Leinster](/source/Leinster_Rugby) and [Ireland](/source/Ireland_national_rugby_union_team) straddled the amateur and professional eras. He was part of the Irish team at the 2003 Rugby World Cup[1] and also had spells with [Connacht](/source/Connacht_Rugby) and [London Irish](/source/London_Irish_RFC).[5]

### Irish Rugby player file

- Official Leinster caps: 126

- Points scored: 80 (16 tries)

- Celtic League/Cup caps: 38 (5 tries)

- Heineken Cup caps: 57 (5 tries)

- Senior debut: Friendly, 46–11 win v Natal XV at Anglesea Road, 25 October 1995

- Heineken Cup debut: 24–21 win v Milan in Italy, 1 November 1995

- Ireland caps: 39 (January 1996 – 2004)

- Ireland points: 20 (4 tries)

- Ireland "A" caps: 9

- Ireland Under-21 caps: 2

- Ireland Schools caps: 4

- Leinster Under-20/21 caps: 1

## Other work and family

Costello provides TV and radio analysis for [RTÉ Sport](/source/RT%C3%89_Sport) on-field events in major [athletics championships](/source/Track_and_field), including the [2012 London Olympics](/source/2012_Summer_Olympics).[6][7][8] He also works as a pilot for [Ryan Air](/source/Ryan_Air),[9] and is a committee member of the [rugby sevens](/source/Rugby_sevens) club, [Shamrock Warriors](/source/Shamrock_Warriors_RFC).[10] His sister Suzanne is an Irish international hockey player, sprinter and director of the [Samaritans (Charity)](/source/Samaritans_(Charity)).[11] His father [Paddy](/source/Paddy_Costello_(rugby_union)) was also a shot putter and Irish International rugby player, playing [second row](/source/Rugby_union_positions#4._.26_5._Lock).[5]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-r1_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-r1_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-r1_1-2) [Victor Costello](https://web.archive.org/web/20200418101631/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/co/victor-costello-1.html) Sports-Reference.com

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Irish Olympic Throwers"](http://homepage.eircom.net/~irishthrowersclub/Irish%20Olympians.html). *Irish Throwers Club*.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-the42_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-the42_3-1) ["I was breaking my ass for 10 years in the shot put and then something like that happens"](https://www.the42.ie/victor-costello-rugby-olympics-1992-2903314-Aug2016/). August 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2017.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-RugbyRet_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-RugbyRet_4-1) [Costello to retire at end of the season](https://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/2005/0316/190904-costello/) RTÉ Support, 16 March 2005

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-LeinsRet_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-LeinsRet_5-1) ["Leinster's Costello to retire"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140320040526/http://www.breakingnews.ie/archives/2005/0316/sport/kfsnmhsneyoj/). *BreakingNews.ie*. 16 March 2005. Archived from [the original](http://www.breakingnews.ie/archives/2005/0316/sport/kfsnmhsneyoj/) on 20 March 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [RTÉ to provide 13 hours a day of coverage from London 2012](http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2012/0713/1224319965059.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20120713075858/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2012/0713/1224319965059.html) 13 July 2012 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) Irish Times, 13 July 2012

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** [Let the Games Begin as RTÉ announces 2,300 hours of Olympic coverage](https://www.rte.ie/about/pressreleases/2012/0712/120712olympiccoverage.html) RTÉ Sport, 12 July 2012

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** [RTÉ Sport Kicks Off RBS 6 Nations Coverage](https://www.rte.ie/about/pressreleases/2011/0203/6nations03022011.html) RTÉ Sport, 3 February 2011

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Helping to tackle a new career"](https://web.archive.org/web/20121021081742/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2009/1031/1224257763055.html). *Irish Times*. 10 October 2009. Archived from [the original](http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2009/1031/1224257763055.html) on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2010.(subscription required)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Ireland take first step on the 7s ladder"](https://web.archive.org/web/20181104133236/http://www.scrumqueens.com/news/728-ireland-take-first-step-on-the-7s-ladder.html). Scrum Queens. 12 April 2011. Archived from [the original](http://www.scrumqueens.com/news/728-ireland-take-first-step-on-the-7s-ladder.html) on 4 November 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Victor Costello's sister becomes charity director"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140320040528/http://www.breakingnews.ie/archives/2007/0328/ireland/mhaumhsngbid/). *BreakingNews.ie*. 28 March 2007. Archived from [the original](http://www.breakingnews.ie/archives/2007/0328/ireland/mhaumhsngbid/) on 20 March 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2012.

## External links

- [Victor Costello](https://www.sporting-heroes.net/rugby/ireland/victor-costello-4159/irish-caps-part-1-1996-01_a02727/) Sporting Heroes

- [Victor Costello](http://www.irishrugby.ie/squads/ireland_player_search.php?player=3753&includeref=dynamic) IrishRugby.ie

v t e Ireland squad – 2003 Rugby World Cup Forwards Best Byrne Corrigan Costello S.Easterby Foley Gleeson Horan Hayes Longwell Miller O'Callaghan O'Connell O'Kelly Quinlan Sheahan Wood (c) Backs Dempsey Doak G.Easterby Hickie A.Horgan S.Horgan Humphreys Kelly Maggs O'Driscoll O'Gara Stringer Wallace Coach: O'Sullivan

Authority control databases: People World Athletics

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