Daren O'Leary

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Daren O'Leary
Birth nameDaren Stephen O'Leary
Date of birth (1973-06-27) 27 June 1973 (age 50)
Place of birth Harold Wood, England
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight15 st 0 lb (95 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Current team retired
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1991-1992
1992-2001
2001-2003
2004-2005
Saracens
Harlequins
Gloucester
Worcester
Moseley
Barbarian F.C.
?
193
23
15
?
(559)
(25)
(0)

Daren O'Leary (born 27 June 1973 in Harold Wood, England) [1] was a rugby union player who represented Saracens, Harlequins, Gloucester, Worcester and Moseley. Now retired, he is a professional rugby union agent with Top Marque Sports. [2]

Whilst at Gloucester he started in the 2002 Zurich Championship Final (the year before winning the play-offs constituted winning the English title) in which Gloucester defeated Bristol. [3]

O'Leary was part of the senior England squad for the 1993 Five Nations Championship and the 1997 England rugby union tour of Argentina and Australia, [4] but was ultimately never capped at that level.

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References

  1. Daren O'Leary player profile Archived 20 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine ESPN Scrum.com
  2. "Daren O'Leary". Top Marque Sports. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  3. "Clockwatch: Bristol v Gloucester". BBC. 8 June 2002. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  4. "O'Leary's chequered farewell". BBC. 24 May 2001. Retrieved 14 October 2016.