Greg O'Shea

Gregory O'Shea (born 23 March 1995) is a former Irish rugby union player. He played for the Ireland national rugby sevens team, usually as a fly-half, retiring in 2021. In July 2019, O'Shea partnered with Amber Gill won the fifth series of Love Island.

Early life and education O'Shea is from Limerick, Ireland. His father Niall O'Shea and mother Carol O'Shea (née Ho) were both sprinters for Ireland. O'Shea's family is from Limerick, except his maternal grandfather who is from Hong Kong. O'Shea's maternal grandfather, Peter Ho, emigrated to Limerick from Hong Kong after World War II, opening up Limerick's second Chinese restaurant New Star. In addition to playing rugby, he was also a sprinter; when he was 16 he competed for Ireland at the 2011 European Youth Olympics 100m where he finished sixth.

O'Shea joined the Munster academy in 2013, playing mostly wing and fullback. O'Shea encountered a setback in 2015 when he fell off a bicycle and lacerated his achilles tendon, which took him a year until returning to full health. Despite the injury, Munster extended his academy place for an additional year. O'Shea was unable to earn a place on the Munster senior team, and he left the province.

O'Shea then began playing with the Ireland national sevens team. He played for Ireland at the 2017 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series, where Ireland finished in second behind Russia. O'Shea struggled with injuries and missed the 2018 Hong Kong Sevens qualifying tournament, In June 2019, O'Shea played on the Paris 7s team. He was part of Ireland's Rugby Sevens squad which began training in August 2019 for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

Television In 2019, O'Shea won the fifth series of Love Island alongside Amber Gill,

O'Shea joined Virgin Media Television in November 2022 as a presenter on The 6 O'Clock Show.

Leadership 2019–2021: Rugby Players Ireland, Executive Board Member