Eamon O'Carroll (born 13 June 1987) is a former Ireland international rugby league footballer who last played for the Widnes Vikings. Eamon progressed through the Wigan Warriors Academy after signing in 2002 from Waterhead A.R.L.F.C. (in Waterhead, Greater Manchester) to eventually find himself playing during the 2005 and 2006 seasons. He was called up into the first-team squad for the first time before Wigan Warriors'

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match with Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in April 2006. He was an immediate hit with the Wigan Warriors fans for his enthusiasm and work rate. He went on to make four more appearances that season. After numerous impressive performances Eamon O'Carroll went on to make 13

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appearances for Wigan Warriors in the 2007 season which was probably best remembered for the opening day of the season when Wigan Warriors played Warrington Wolves where Adrian Morley came off second best in a collision with Eamon. In 2008 Eamon O'Carroll really started making a name for himself as a tough, stocky who could really stand his ground with the big lads. Many fans were at first sceptical about the success O'Carroll would have in the

due to his size. However Eamon proved his critics wrong with numerous impressive performances making 21 appearances and scoring two tries. He was rewarded with a three-year contract. He is an Ireland international. He was named in the Ireland training squad for the

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. He made numerous impressive performances for Ireland in the

where he stood up well to some of the best players in the world. He started the 2009 season as a substitute in a home defeat by Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. Despite being on the losing side, O'Carroll earned himself a starting spot for the next three weeks in favour of the out of form

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. He then made 2 more appearances for Wigan Warriors before he was ruled out for the season with a broken bone in his foot. In September 2011, O'Carroll signed a 3-year contract with Hull F.C. for 2012. In June 2012, O'Carroll signed a contract with Widnes Vikings till end of 2014 season. In April 2014, Eamon signed a new two-year deal to stay with Widnes Vikings.

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*(archived by web.archive.org
Wigan Warriors profile
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Eamon O'Carroll Wigan Career Page
on the Wigan RL Fansite''. *(archived by web.archive.org
Ireland profile
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