Des O'Reilly

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Des O'Reilly
Personal information
Full nameDesmond Charles O'Reilly
Born(1954-11-19)19 November 1954
Eight Mile Plains, Queensland, Australia
Playing information
PositionUtility forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1975โ€“82 Eastern Suburbs 127 17 0 0 51
1983โ€“85 Cronulla 13 0 0 0 0
Total 140 17 0 0 51
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1981 N.S.W. 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]
As of 8 March 2016

Des O'Reilly (19 November 1954 โ€“ 7 March 2016) was an Australian rugby league footballer who made 127 appearances for the Eastern Suburbs Roosters from 1975 to 1982, and then 13 appearances for Cronulla from 1983 to 1985.[2]

O'Reilly died on the morning of 7 March 2016 after a long illness.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Rugby League Project
  2. ^ a b Thompson, Sean (7 March 2016). "Champion Sydney Rooster Des O'Reilly, who won the premiership with Easts in 1975, has died". Wentworth Courier. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  3. ^ Daily Telegraph, Sydney. Death Notice 10 March 2016