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| Full name | Brendan Hands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 February 1999 Castlereagh, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.76 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 14 st 7 lb (92 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Hooker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Brendan Hands (born 12 February 1999) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as hooker for Toulouse Olympique in the Super League.
Hands was a Brothers Penrith junior who played both rugby league and basketball. [2] From a young age his coaches said that he would be a NRL player. [3]
He would join the Penrith Panthers playing for their Jersey Flegg Cup under 20's team in 2019, winning the club's Junior Education Award. [4] In 2020, he was a part of Penrith's first grade squad. [5]
In 2022, Hands signed with the Parramatta Eels to play in the NSW Cup competition. Hands played 23 games for Parramatta's NSW Cup team in 2022. [5]
In round 4 of the 2023 NRL season, Hands made his NRL debut for Parramatta [6] against his former club, Penrith at Western Sydney Stadium and scored a try in his side's 17−16 golden point extra-time victory. [7] [5] [8] [9]
Hands played a total of 19 matches for Parramatta in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished 10th and missed the finals. [10] After Parramatta's upset loss to the Wests Tigers in round 4 of the 2024 NRL season, Hands was demoted to reserve grade by Parramatta head coach Brad Arthur. [11]
Hands played 19 games for Parramatta in the 2024 NRL season as the club finished 15th on the table. On 27 November 2024, Hands signed a two-year contract extension to remain at Parramatta until the end of 2026. [12]
On 30 July 2025, it was announced that Hands had signed with RFL Championship side Toulouse Olympique for the remainder of the 2025 season on loan. On 5 October 2025, Hands played in Toulouse Olympique's RFL Championship grand final victory over York. [13]
On 22 October 2025, the Eels announced that Hands' loan deal with Toulouse would become permanent after Toulouse was promoted into the Super League. [14]
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