Des O'Connor (rugby league)

Des O'Connor
Personal information
Full name Desmond O'Connor
Playing information
Position Halfback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1968–73 Newtown Jets 69 3 0 0 9
Source: Whiticker/Hudson

Des O'Connor was an Australian rugby league player from the 1970s.

Career

Des O'Connor came from St. George's rugby union ranks to play for the Newtown Jets in the late 1960s. He played five seasons with Newtown between 1968 and 1973 and captained the Jets to victory in the 1973 Wills Cup Final against St George Dragons. He retired at the end of the 1974 season after successfully taking the Newtown reserve grade team to the premiership. Des O'Connor became treasurer of the Newtown Jets in the 1980s.[1]

References

  1. Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995. (ISBN 1875169571)
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