Donal Gerard Lenihan (born 12 September 1959) is a retired Irish rugby union player.
He appears regularly as a co-commentator on TV and radio for rugby matches and writes for the Irish Examiner.
His father, Gerald Lenihan, was an All-Ireland heavyweight boxing champion and Gaelic footballer of distinction, and played in the same team as Jack Lynch.
[citation needed] Lenihan played his first test match for Ireland on 21 November 1981 versus Australia at the age of 22.
Famous for his aerial skills in the line-out, the second row was ever present in the Irish team for over a decade which saw two Triple Crowns and three Five Nations Championship victories.