Rory O'Brien

Rory O'Brien
O'Brien playing for the Illawarra Cutters in 2014.
Personal information
Born (1989-06-02) 2 June 1989
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height 195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight 126 kg (19 st 12 lb)
Playing information
Position Prop
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2015 St. George Illawarra 3 0 0 0 0
2016– Parramatta Eels 9 0 0 0 0
Total 12 0 0 0 0
As of 2 November 2016
Source: [1]

Rory O'Brien (born 2 June 1989) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League. He plays at prop. He previously played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons.

Background

Born in Sydney, New South Wales, O'Brien is of Māori descent and played his junior football for Hurstville United, before being signed by the St. George Illawarra Dragons.

Playing career

Early career

In 2008, O'Brien played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons' NYC team,[2] before giving up the game in early 2009.[3] In 2013, he took up rugby league again, playing with the Collegians in the Illawarra Rugby League and winning the 2013 Country Rugby League Player of the Year award along with former Newcastle Knights, Sydney Roosters and Gold Coast Titans player Riley Brown.[4] In October 2013, he played for the New South Wales Country Residents team that toured South Africa.[5] In 2014, he joined the Illawarra Cutters in the New South Wales Cup.[6] On 26 June 2014, he signed a  2 1⁄2-year contract to return to the St. George Illawarra Dragons effective immediately.[7]

2015

In Round 1 of the 2015 NRL season, O'Brien made his NRL debut for the Dragons against the Melbourne Storm.[8][9] On 26 August, he signed a 1-year contract with the Parramatta Eels starting in 2016, after being released from the final year of his Dragons contract.[10]

2016

In Round 14 of the 2016 season, O'Brien made his debut for the Eels against the Gold Coast Titans.[11] In August, he re-signed with the Eels on a contract until the end of the 2017 season.[12][13]

References

  1. ↑ "Rory O'Brien - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2016-03-21.
  2. ↑ "League teams for NRL finals". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 2015-03-09.
  3. ↑ Michael Carayannis (2013-10-24). "St George Illawarra's Rory O'Brien prepares for unlikely debut at 25". Smh.com.au. Retrieved 2015-03-09.
  4. ↑ "AAMI Country Players of the Year Announced - Country Rugby League of New South Wales". Crlnsw.com.au. 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2015-03-09.
  5. ↑ "NSW Country outclass South African Rhino's - Match Report". Rugby League Planet. Retrieved 2015-03-09.
  6. ↑ Jennings, Mitch (2014-06-26). "Cutters to the rescue: Dragons sign prop Rory O'Brien". Illawarra Mercury. Retrieved 2015-03-09.
  7. ↑ "Sign Local Junior". Dragons. Retrieved 2015-03-09.
  8. ↑ "NRL 2015 - Round 1". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  9. ↑ "Late Mail: Round 1 v Melbourne Storm". Dragons. Retrieved 2015-03-09.
  10. ↑ "Eels re-sign duo and sign prop | NRL". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  11. ↑ "NRL 2016 - Round 14". Rugby League Project. 2016-06-11. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
  12. ↑ "Eels re-sign O'Brien until end of 2017". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
  13. ↑ "Home | Live Scores & Latest News". Fox Sports. 2016-07-24. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
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