Mark O'Halloran (rugby league)
Mark O'Halloran (born 6 March 1981) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played for the Wests Tigers and the Penrith Panthers in the NRL, and the London Broncos in the ESL. His junior club was Burwood United in the Balmain District Competition. O'Halloran's position of choice was as a centre although he had also played as a wing, a defensive second rower, and briefly played five eighth in the English Super league.
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| Full name | Mark O'Halloran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 March 1981 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 97 kg (15 st 4 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre, Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
O'Halloran was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Playing career
O'Halloran made his NRL début for Wests Tigers in 2001 and played 28 first grade games, mostly as a centre. In 2004, O'Halloran moved to England, where he played in the Super League for the London Broncos.
O'Halloran returned to Australia from England and played for the Penrith Panthers in the NRL.
O'Halloran played in the USA international team having played one game in 2007.
Post playing
Since retiring, O'Halloran has become a PD/H/PE teacher and currently works at St Patrick's College, Strathfield.