Jamie O'Callaghan

Jamie O'Callaghan (born 21 September 1990) is a former Ireland international rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. He was generally a full-time player for the London Broncos, where he played from 2008 to 2014 and he also signed permanently for both London Skolars and Hemel Stags. He had played for both previously on loan or dual registration but offered little service; having left Skolars to return to Broncos without playing and less than 10 games at Hemel.[2][3]

Jamie O'Callaghan
Personal information
Born (1990-09-21) 21 September 1990
Hammersmith, London, England
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight14 st 7 lb (92 kg) [1]
Playing information
PositionWing, Centre, Fullback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2008–13 London Broncos 94 20 0 0 80
2009(loan) → London Skolars 0 0 0 0 0
2010(loan) → London Skolars 1 0 0 0 4
2013(loan) → London Skolars 1 0 0 0 0
2013(loan) → Hemel Stags 1 1 0 0 4
2014 London Skolars 0 0 0 0 0
2014 London Broncos 13 1 0 0 4
2014(loan) → London Skolars 3 0 0 0 0
2015 Hemel Stags 9 1 0 0 4
Total 122 23 0 0 96
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2010 Ireland 3 1 0 0 4
As of 5 May 2015
Source: [2][3][4]

Background

Jamie O'Callaghan was born in Hammersmith, London, England, he has Irish ancestors, and eligible to play for Ireland due to the grandparent rule.

As a teenager he was based in Whitton, Twickenham and was introduced to rugby league at Feltham College and played for West London Sharks.

He represented London & South region for three consecutive years and signed for Harlequins RL.

He was primarily a winger.

The Super League licensing system of the late 2000's required 9 club trained players to be in the top 25 of each squad and under this system, the London club suddenly introduced a host of youngsters.

In June 2008, O'Callaghan became the youngest player to represent the club in Super League when he played against Wigan at the JJB Stadium, aged just 17.

He also played a handful of games in the 2009 season.

In 2010 he became a first team regular in 2010, scoring 5 tries in 23 appearances and winning the Young Player of the Year award, securing himself a 3 year contract.

He was named in the Ireland squad for the 2010 European Cup[5]

O'Callaghan had plenty of opportunities in London, playing over 100 games, but he was not awarded a new contract after the three years were up and Tony Rea released him, with O'Callaghan joining the part-time London Skolars on a permanent contract.

However after a short period Joey Grima brought O'Callaghan back to the club for 2014 in a surprise move.[6]

O'Callaghan continued to struggle in a bottom of the table team and was released once again.

He also played a handful of times at Hemel Stags in Kingstone Press League 1.

References

  1. "Harlequins Rugby League". web page. Harlequins Rugby League. 2011. Archived from the original on 8 December 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
  2. "Statistics at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  3. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  4. London Official
  5. http://www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=rleague/10/09/12/RUGBYL_Ireland.html
  6. "Statistics at skolarsrl.com". skolarsrl.com. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.


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