Mark O'Halloran (born 6 March 1981) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played for the Wests Tigers and the Penrith Panthers in the

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, and the

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in the ESL. His junior club was Burwood United in the Balmain District Competition. O'Halloran's position of choice was as a although he had also played as a , a defensive second rower, and briefly played five eighth in the English Super league.

Background

O'Halloran was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Playing career

O'Halloran made his NRL début for Wests Tigers in 2001 and played 28 first grade games, mostly as a centre. In 2004, O'Halloran moved to England, where he played in the

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for the

. O'Halloran returned to Australia from England and played for the Penrith Panthers in the NRL. O'Halloran played in the

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international team having played one game in 2007.

Post playing

Since retiring, O'Halloran has become a PD/H/PE teacher and currently works at St Patrick's College, Strathfield.

References

External links

Penrith Panthers profileNRL statsHunslet 4–70 London
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