Brendan O'Hagan

Brendan O'Hagan
Personal information
Full nameBrendan O'Hagan
Born (1998-10-30) 30 October 1998
Gosford, New South Wales, Australia
Height5 ft 8 in (1.72 m)
Weight13 st 1 lb (83 kg)
Playing information
PositionStand-off, Scrum-half, Hooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2021–22 York City Knights[a] 27 12 0 1 49
2023 Wynnum Manly Seagulls 15 0 0 0 0
2024– The Entrance Tigers 0 0 0 0 0
Total 42 12 0 1 49
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2022– Ireland 5 2 0 0 8
Source: [1][2][3]
As of 2 November 2025

Brendan O'Hagan (born 30 October 1998) is an Ireland international rugby league footballer who plays as a stand-off, scrum-half and hooker for The Entrance Tigers in the Central Coast League.

Background

O'Hagan was born in Gosford, New South Wales, Australia. He is of Irish descent.

Playing career

Club career

O'Hagan played for the Mount Pritchard Mounties in the NSW Cup.

He joined York City Knights ahead of the 2021 season.[4] During his time with the club he made 27 appearances, scored 12 tries and one field goal.[5]

In January 2023, the York granted O'Hagan a release from his contract to return to Australia where he joined the Wynnum Manly Seagulls for the 2023 Queensland Cup season.[5][6] O'Hagan made 15 appearances for the Seagulls. He was released at the end of his contract and signed for The Entrance Tigers in the Newcastle Rugby League.[7][8]

International career

In 2022 O'Hagan was named in the Ireland squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup,[9] making his debut, and scoring a try, against Jamaica on 16 October 2022.[10]

Notes

  1. ^ York City Knights were renamed as York Knights in October 2022, O'Hagan left in January 2023 without playing any matches under the new team name

References

  1. ^ "Player Summary: Brendan O'Hagan". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club.
  2. ^ Rugby League Project
  3. ^ itsrugby profile
  4. ^ "York add Australian half-back for 2021". Love Rugby League. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  5. ^ a b "O'Hagan departs from York Knights". York Knights. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  6. ^ "Wynnum Manly Seagulls: Cup gains and losses for 2023". Queensland Rugby League. 6 March 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  7. ^ "Wynnum Manly Seagulls: Cup gains and losses for 2024". Queensland Rugby League. 19 February 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  8. ^ "REAL NRL: Fifita has 'unfinished business' at The Entrance Tigers". Newcastle Weekly. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  9. ^ Full list of every squad at the Rugby League World Cup 2021
  10. ^ "York Knights star expresses pride at debut try for Ireland". The Press. 17 October 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.