Terry O'Connor (rugby league)

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Terry O'Connor
Personal information
Full name Terry O'Connor
Date of birth 13 October 1972 (1972-10-13) (age 35)
Place of birth Widnes, Lancashire, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight 18 st 2 lb (115 kg)
Nickname(s) Tez
Club information
Position(s) Prop
Current club Retired
Number 8
Senior clubs*
Years Club Apps (points)
1991 ‐ 94
1994 ‐ 04
2005 ‐ 06
Salford
Wigan
Widnes
Total

259 (40)

415
Representative teams


Great Britain
England
Ireland
Lancashire
14


* Professional club appearances and points
counted for domestic first grade only.

Terry O'Connor (born 13 October, 1972) is an English former rugby league footballer. His position was prop-forward.

A native of Widnes, O'Connor was picked up by Salford. He joined Wigan in 1994.

O'Connor joined his hometown club Widnes at the end of the 2004 season. He failed to save the Widnes Vikings from relegation in 2005, but played another year with Widnes in NL1. After a season playing with his good friend Barrie McDermott he finally retired in 2006.

Terry O'Connor was a Great Britain international with 14 caps. O'Connor also played for England. O'Connor went on to represent Ireland at the 2000 Rugby League World Cup and has captained the Irish on numerous occasion. O'Connor has also represented Lancashire in the Origin Series.

O'Connor now works on a number of community based initiatives and also for Sky Sports, appearing in light-hearted features with Barrie McDermott as well as serving as a pundit for the coverage of lower-league games.

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