Brendan O'Meara

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Brendan O'Meara
Personal information
Full nameBrendan O'Meara
Born (1972-05-26) 26 May 1972 (age 51)
Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Position Fullback, Wing
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1991–96 Illawarra Steelers 59160064
1997–98 South Sydney 302008
2000 Dewsbury Rams 101004
2001–02 Rochdale Hornets 132008
2003 Featherstone Rovers 21004
Total114220088
Source: [1]
As of 7 June 2019

Brendan O'Meara is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played for the Illawarra Steelers and the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition and the ARL and NRL competitions. O'Meara also played for the Dewsbury Rams, Rochdale Hornets and Featherstone Rovers in England.

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Playing career

O'Meara made his first grade debut for Illawarra against South Sydney in Round 2 1991 at the Sydney Football Stadium. The following year, O'Meara played 10 games but missed out on the club's historic finals appearance as they made it to within one game of the grand final itself.

O'Meara would go on to be a regular member of the Illawarra team until the end of 1996 but the club struggled on the field and didn't make the finals from 1992 onwards.

In 1997, O'Meara joined South Sydney. O'Meara spent 2 seasons at the club which were largely unsuccessful which the team finishing second last in 1997 and third last in 1998.

In 1999, O'Meara signed with English side Dewsbury. O'Meara then went on to have spells with Rochdale and Featherstone before retiring at the end of 2003. [2] [3] [4]

Post playing

After retiring from playing, O'Meara became a personal trainer. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Brendan O'Meara - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "South Sydney Rabbitohs Rugby League Player Report - Brendan O'Meara". www.ssralmanac.com.
  3. ↑ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. (1995 edition) ISBN   1875169571
  4. ↑ "Horne agrees to stay at Hull until 2006". Yorkshire Post.
  5. ↑ "Brendan O'Meara". Lifestyle Studios.
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