1997–98 Gold Coast Chargers 7 0 0 28 Positions Stand-off, Hooker | 34 7 0 0 2000 Oldham Roughyeds | |
Born 23 November 1974 (age 42)
Papua New Guinea ( 1974-11-23 ) | ||
Tom O'Reilly is a Papua New Guinean rugby league player who represented his country in the 2000 World Cup.
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Playing career
O'Reilly played for the Redcliffe Dolphins in the Brisbane Rugby League and was part of their first premiership since 1965 when they defeated the Wests Panthers in the 1994 grand final. He also represented the Queensland Residents.
O'Reilly played for the Gold Coast Chargers in 1997 and 1998, playing in 34 matches.
In 2000 he moved to England, playing for the Oldham Roughyeds. After the 2000 World Cup he had trials with the Salford City Reds. He joined Warrington in September 2001, after a trial there. He also played for the Bramley Buffaloes and the Sheffield Eagles.
He then moved to France and joined the Pia Donkeys, scoring a try in the 2003 Lord Derby Cup Final and playing in the 2004 Challenge Cup.
Representative career
O'Reilly made his representative debut during the Super League war, playing in two "test matches" against Australia. Only the Australian Rugby League recognises the matches as tests, and not the International Rugby League Board or any other organisation. In 1996 O'Reilly played for a rebel Papua New Guinea National Rugby League competition selection and in 1997 he was selected for the Rest of the World side.
In 2000 O'Reilly made his debut for Papua New Guinea, against Australia in a warm up match for the 2000 World Cup. He was selected for the tournament and played in all four matches for Papua New Guinea. His last match for PNG came in 2001, again against Australia.