Chris O'Young (born 3 March 1981) is an

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player. His position of choice is scrum-half and he played for the

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in the

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competition in 2006. He joined Scottish club the

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for the

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season.

Early career

O'Young was educated at

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, the same school as former Wallabies Michael Foley and John Ballesty. He represented the college's First XV and on graduating joined the Eastwood club in Sydney's grade competition.

Club and Nationals

In 2002 and 2003, he represented Australia in sevens. He has represented NSW at U/19 and U/21 levels. In 2004, he joined the West Harbour club, renewing his association with coach

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who was his coach at St Patrick's. He is considered to be the deputy to first choice half

Matt Henjak Matt Henjak (born 25 November 1981) is an Australian former professional rugby union player. He played scrum-half for the Australian national team. Henjak, of Croatian ancestry, is the nephew of former rugby league half-back and former Brisban ...

but did start one game in 2006. He used to be understudy to Chris Whitaker for the

NSW Waratahs The New South Wales Waratahs ( or ;), often referred to as the Waratahs, are an Australian professional rugby union team based in Sydney that represents the majority of New South Wales in the Super Rugby Pacific competition. The Waratahs play ...

. O'Young joined the Western Force for their inaugural

season in 2006 and WAS linked with Associates rugby club in Perth. He has a degree in economics and is studying for an

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. In 2007 O'Young joined Scottish side Glasgow Warriors and was their first choice scrum half. In 2008 O'Young moved back to Western Force during the off-season. Announced his retirement from rugby at the end of the 2010 Super 14 season 21 April 2010.

References

External links

Glasgow profile
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Tooheys New Cup 2005: Eastwood into Preliminary final.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Oyoung, Chris 1981 births Australian rugby union players Living people Glasgow Warriors players Western Force players Rugby union scrum-halves Place of birth missing (living people) Eastwood Rugby Club players New South Wales Waratahs players 21st-century Australian sportsmen Australian expatriate rugby union players in Scotland