Brendon O'Connor
| Birth name | Brendon Ryan O'Connor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 11 September 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Gisborne, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 102 kg (16 st 1 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Gisborne Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Brendon Ryan O'Connor (born 11 September 1989) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer who plays as flanker, he currently plays for Leicester Tigers in England's Premiership Rugby.
O'Connor won the 2009 IRB Junior World Championship with New Zealand Under 20.[1] In 2012 O'Connor was a member of the Crusaders Wider Training Group and made two Super Rugby appearances that season. He was signed for the Blues for the 2013 season.[2] O'Connor would go on to win over 40 Super Rugby caps for the Blues, winning the Blues MVP Award and Player's Player award in 2015.[3] He has also played for the Hawkes Bay Magpies in the ITM Cup. He had previously played for Canterbury in 2010 and 2011.[4] O'Connor joined English club Leicester Tigers for the 2015-2016 Aviva Premiership season.[5]
O'Connor made his debut for Leicester Tigers on 13 November 2015 in the opening match of the European Champions Cup at Welford Road. O'Connor impressed on his debut, winning crucial turnovers, and scoring a try.[6]
O'Connor is qualified to represent England at international level through his grandmother.[7]
References
- ↑ "Brendan O'Connor JWC 2009 Player Profile". IRB. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
- ↑ "Blues sign two young recruits". Rugby Heaven. Fairfax. 12 September 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
- ↑ "Brendan O'Connor Blues Player Profile". Blues. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- ↑ "Leicester Tigers Profile – Brendan Oconnor". Leicester Tigers. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
- ↑ http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Leicester-Tigers-new-Kiwi-signing-Brendon-O/story-26356624-detail/story.html
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/nov/13/leicester-stade-francais-european-champions-cup-match-report
- ↑ http://en.espn.co.uk/super-rugby-2016/rugby/story/255809.html
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