Anthony O'Connor (24 April 1934 – 22 May 2015) was a Welsh rugby union player who played in the scrum-half position.
O'Connor played club rugby with Aberavon RFC, was capped five times for Wales, and was a member of the British Lions team that toured in 1962.
After that, he attended Oxford University where he read Research Crystallography at St Edmund Hall.
[3] On three occasions, O'Connor was included in a combined Neath & Aberavon XV, which played matches against international touring opposition; Australia in 1957, South Africa in 1961 and New Zealand in 1963.
[5] Six days after the match against France, O'Connor was included in the British Lions squad for their tour to South Africa.