The O'Loughlin Farrell family of Wigan, England have produced a number of notable rugby league and rugby union footballers. The majority of those players started their professional careers at their home club, Wigan Warriors, and many have gone on to make a significant impact at club and international level. The family has Irish heritage.
Kevin O'Loughlin | Keiron O'Loughlin | Carole | Peter Farrell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sean O'Loughlin | Colleen O'Loughlin | Andy Farrell | Phil Farrell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owen Farrell | Liam Farrell | Connor Farrell | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Family Member | Life | Current status | Club Career [lower-alpha 1] | International Career (apps) | Coaching Career | Ref. |
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Kevin O'Loughlin | Unknown–2017 | Deceased | Wigan, Swinton, Blackpool | No caps | None | |
Keiron O'Loughlin | 1953– | Retired | Wigan (1970–79), Workington (1979–81; 1990), Widnes (1981–85), Salford (1985–88), Leigh (1989) | Lancashire rugby league (4) | None | [1] [2] [3] |
Andy Farrell | 1975– | Ireland rugby union Head Coach | Wigan (1991–04) Captain (1996–04) Saracens (2005–09) | Great Britain rugby league (34) England rugby league (11) England rugby union (8) | Saracens Head Coach (2010–12) England rugby union Assistant Coach (2011–15) Ireland rugby union Assistant Coach (2016–19); Head Coach (2019–present) British & Irish Lions Defence Coach (2013); Head Coach (2024) | [4] [5] [6] |
Phil Farrell | 1980– | Retired | Wigan (2000) Oldham (2000–04; 2006) Rochdale (2004–06) Batley (2007) | Ireland rugby league (1) | None | [7] [8] |
Sean O'Loughlin | 1982– | Wigan Warriors Assistant Coach | Wigan (2002–20) Captain (2006–20) | Great Britain rugby league (11) England rugby league (25) | Wigan Assistant Coach (2020–present) | [9] [10] [11] [12] |
Liam Farrell | 1990– | Wigan Warriors Captain | Wigan (2010–present) Captain (2022–present) | England rugby league (11) | None | [13] [14] |
Owen Farrell | 1991– | Saracens Captain | Saracens (2008–present) Captain (2020–present) | England rugby union (109) British & Irish Lions (6) | None | [15] [16] |
Connor Farrell | 1993– | Retired | Wigan (2013–17) Featherstone (2018) Bradford (2019–20) | No caps | None | [17] [18] |
As of 5 November 2022 for League; As of 15 October 2023 for Union
As of 15 October 2023
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