Mark O'Neill
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| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mark O'Neill | |
| Date of birth | 19 June 1975 | |
| Place of birth | Paddington, New South Wales, Australia | |
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |
| Weight | 100 kg (15 st 10 lb) | |
| Nickname(s) | Buckets | |
| School(s) | Marist Brothers, Eastwood | |
| Spouse(s) | Belinda | |
| Club information | ||
| Position(s) | Second row | |
| Current club | Retired | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Years | Club | |
| North Ryde | ||
| Senior clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (points) |
| 1994–1999 2000–2005 2006 2007 |
 Balmain Tigers Wests Tigers Leeds Rhinos Hull Kingston Rovers |
102 (6) 121 (48) 9 (0) 17 (20) |
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* Professional club appearances and points |
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Mark O'Neill (born 19 June 1975, in Paddington, New South Wales) is an Australian former professional rugby league player. He previously played for the Balmain Tigers and the Wests Tigers following the merger of Balmain and Western Suburbs Magpies; and Leeds Rhinos and Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League. O'Neill's position of choice was at prop.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Playing career
A staunch and durable player, O'Neill was a member of the Tigers, in both their forms, for twelve seasons. In 2005 he was voted team captain, a title Scott Prince took over during O'Neill's twelve weeks absence with an elbow injury. Controversially, coach Tim Sheens retained Prince as captain on O'Neill's return to the team.[1]
O'Neill was on the receiving end of a serious case of foul-play when Danny Williams of the Melbourne Storm punched O'Neill in the face in an off the ball incident. Williams received an 18 match ban.[2]
At the end of the 2005 season, O'Neill moved to England and Leeds Rhinos. His season at Leeds was marred by injury. A pre-season friendly resulted in a shoulder injury which sidelined him for four months and a leg muscle tear resulted in six weeks off the field.[3][4] O'Neill's contract at Leeds was not renewed and he spent 2007 at Hull Kingston Rovers where he played his final year in professional rugby league before retiring.[5]
[edit] Post-playing career
In February 2008, O'Neill was appointed to the NRL's Match Review Committee. The committee scans match videos for incidents of foul play.[6] [7]
[edit] Career highlights
- First Grade Debut: 1994 - Round 19, Balmain v St George at Leichhardt Oval, 6 August
- Premierships: 2005 - member of the Wests Tigers premiership winning team that defeated North Queensland Cowboys, 30–16
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ "O'Neill still seething over losing captaincy", The Sydney Morning Herald, 2005-10-02. Retrieved on 2007-11-17.
- ^ "18 weeks: Williams down for the count", The Sydney Morning Herald, 2004-08-05. Retrieved on 2007-11-17.
- ^ Laine Clark. "O'Neill injury hampers debut", Fox Sports News (Australia), 2005-12-28. Retrieved on 2008-02-09.
- ^ "O'Neill's days numbered at Leeds", AAP, 2006-08-02. Retrieved on 2008-02-09.
- ^ Richard Rae. "Shaping up for the Super League season", Times Online (The Sunday Times), 2008-01-27. Retrieved on 2008-02-09.
- ^ Steve Mascord. "New Tiger Ellis has O'Neill to thank", The Daily Telegraph (Sydney), 2006-08-09. Retrieved on 2008-02-09.
- ^ Former Rhino gets new role. Leeds Rhinos (2008-02-08). Retrieved on 2008-02-08.
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