Hefin O'Hare (born 2 June 1979) is a Welsh former professional

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footballer who played in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Scotland 7s, and at club level for New Brighton F.C.,

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, and the Scottish amateur sides

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, and representative level rugby league (RL) for

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, and at club level for

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Background

Hefin O'Hare was born in

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, Wales, As of 2018, he is a Chartered Building Surveyor in

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, and regularly does charity work.

Rugby league career

Professional career

Switching code from

, O'Hare moved from

.https://uk.linkedin.com/in/hefin-o-hare-127a3a34 He played for the Leeds

side from 1999 to 2000, he was then transferred to

, where he played from 2000 to 2005.

International career

He played for

in the 2000 Rugby League World Cup.

Rugby union career

Amateur career

While at the provincial district

, he was to play for various Scottish amateur sides. In the 2008–09 season, O'Hare was at

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. In the 2009-10 and 2010–11 season he played for

. After finishing his professional career, he then played for Glasgow Hutchesons Aloysians.

Professional career

O'Hare started playing rugby with

. He was with the Yorkshire club from 1997 to 1999. He then switched codes to play

. O'Hare joined

in 2005, switching code back from

, to play

once again.

International career

O'Hare qualified to play

for Scotland after fulfilling his residency period. He stated: "It was a dream of mine to play for Scotland ever since I became eligible." O'Hare was capped by Scotland 7s.

References

External links

*(archived by web.archive.org
Glasgow profile
*(archived by web.archive.org
Scotland 7s Profile
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