Finbarr Patrick Kieran Bresnihan (13 March 1944[1] – 18 July 2010[2]) was an Irish rheumatologist and international rugby union player.
[2] After qualifying as a doctor, Bresnihan specialised in rheumatology at Guy's Hospital in London before working with Morris Ziff at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School before returning to Ireland to set up a laboratory at the UCD Medical School and St. Vincent's University Hospital.
During his career he wrote a number of papers, two books and contributions to works on rheumatology.
He was called up as a replacement for the 1966 British Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand but did not play in any of the tests.
[citation needed] He played club rugby for University College Dublin, Lansdowne, London Irish,[2] and Dallas Harlequins, and represented the Munster provincial team and the Barbarians invitiational team.