Former Irish rugby union player, Sir Tony O’Reilly has a net worth of £120 million as of May 2012, according to the Sunday Times Rich List. Although Bahamas-based O’Reilly made his fortune through a variety of astute business deals, including a 20% share in Provident Resources, selling Swiss-based metering company Landis & Gyr to Toshiba, and stakes in HJ Heinz and Independent News & Media, he first made his name as a rugby union player. He played for Ireland earning 29 caps and holds the record for the number of tries on British and Irish Lions tours, at 37. O'Reilly made 29 appearances in the Five Nations and was inducted in the Irish Rugby Football Union Hall of Fame in 2000 and to the IRB Hall of Fame in 2009. Between 1955 and 1963, O’Reilly played 30 times for the Barbarians, scoring 38 tries. Among his club teams were Leinster, London Irish and Leicester. His sporting success was achieved while he was building a business career.
Sir Tony O'Reilly
- Birthname
- Anthony Joseph Francis O'Reilly
- Birthplace
- Dublin, Ireland
- Height
- 6' 2" (1.88 m)
- Weight
- 196 lbs (89 kg)
- Education
- Belvedere College, University College Dublin - National University of Ireland, Dublin, University of Bradford
- Profession
- Businessman
- Net worth
- $180,000,000
- Source of Wealth
- Businessman, Rugby Union
- Nationality
- Ireland
- Country
- Ireland
- Marital Status
- Married (Chryss Goulandris)
- Children
- 4 (Tony O'Reilly, Junior, Gavin O'Reilly, Cameron O'Reilly)