Sean O'Sullivan (rugby league)

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Sean O'Sullivan
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Personal information
Full nameSean Thomas O'Sullivan
Born (1998-08-21) 21 August 1998 (age 26)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight86 kg (13 st 8 lb)
Playing information
Position Halfback, Five-eighth
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2018 Sydney Roosters 11004
2019–20 Brisbane Broncos 80000
2021 New Zealand Warriors 122008
2022 Penrith Panthers 1122012
2023– Dolphins 2422114
Total5674138
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2018 NSW residents 11004
Source: [1]
As of 8 August 2024

Sean Thomas O'Sullivan (born 21 August 1998) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a halfback for the Dolphins in the National Rugby League (NRL).

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He has previously played for the Penrith Panthers, the New Zealand Warriors, the Brisbane Broncos and the Sydney Roosters in the NRL.

Background

O'Sullivan was born in Sydney of paternal Irish descent and Maltese on his mother side. His father is NRL recruitment officer Peter O'Sullivan, and his brother-in-law is NRL front rower Matthew Lodge. [2]

O'Sullivan played junior rugby league for the Glenmore Park Brumbies in the Penrith Rugby League.

Playing career

Sydney Roosters (2018)

O'Sullivan made his first grade debut and scored a try in round 18 of the 2018 NRL season for the Sydney Roosters against the Gold Coast Titans.

Brisbane Broncos (2019–2020)

O'Sullivan signed a two-year contract with the Brisbane Broncos commencing in the 2019 NRL season. [3] Altogether, he played eight games with Brisbane over two seasons.

New Zealand Warriors (2021)

O'Sullivan joined the New Zealand Warriors for the 2021 NRL season, made twelve appearances and scored two tries.

Penrith Panthers (2022)

In 2022, O'Sullivan joined reigning premiers Penrith on a one-year deal. His club debut for Penrith was in round 1 of the 2022 NRL season filling in for the injured Nathan Cleary against Manly. [4] In total, O'Sullivan played twelve NRL games, scored two tries and kicked two goals for Penrith. Otherwise, he spent most of the year playing for Penrith's NSW Cup team, including their 29–22 grand final victory over Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. [5]

Dolphins (2023–present)

O'Sullivan signed a three-year deal to join the newly licensed Dolphins (NRL) club. [6] His club debut for the Dolphins was in their inaugural round 1 match of the 2023 NRL season starting at halfback as they pulled off a big upset defeating the Sydney Roosters 28–18 at Suncorp Stadium. In round 23 of the 2024 NRL season, O'Sullivan kicked a two-point field goal in golden point extra-time which won the game for the Dolphins 34-32 against the New Zealand Warriors. [7]

Statistics

YearTeamGamesTriesGoalsFGsPts
2018 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 114
2019 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 5
20203
2021 Auckland colours.svg Warriors 1228
2022 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers 112212
2023 Dolphins colours.png Dolphins 14128
20246114
Totals5274238

Updated as of 12 July 2024 [8]

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References

  1. Rugby League Project
  2. "New Warriors recruitment genius Peter O'Sullivan targets NRL premiership". Stuff.co.nz. 1 July 2018.
  3. "Titans vs Roosters Summary". ESPN. 15 July 2018.
  4. "Rugby league: NZ Warriors playmaker Sean O'Sullivan signs one-year deal with Penrith Panthers". Newshub.
  5. "NSW Cup Grand Final 2022". www.nswrl.com.
  6. "Sean O'Sullivan's departure for the Dolphins leaves Panthers coach Ivan Cleary feeling 'bittersweet'". www.news.com.au.
  7. "Dolphins hero sets Suncorp alight with 43m winner to sink Warriors in crazy golden point finish". www.foxsports.com.au.
  8. "Sean O'Sullivan". The Dolphins. Retrieved 26 May 2024.