Jim O'Brien (rugby, born 1897) explained

Jim O'Brien
Fullname:Andrew James O'Brien
Birth Date:6 September 1897
Birth Place:Blenheim, New Zealand
Death Place:Auckland, New Zealand
Weight:87kg (192lb)
First:RU
Ru Position:Hooker, Loose forward
Ru Club1:Opawa
Ru Year1start:1919
Ru Year1end:20
Ru Appearances1:16
Ru Tries1:1
Ru Goals1:4
Ru Fieldgoals1:0
Ru Points1:15
Ru Club2:Grafton
Ru Year2start:1922
Ru Year2end:23
Ru Appearances2:20
Ru Tries2:3
Ru Goals2:9
Ru Fieldgoals2:0
Ru Points2:22
Ru Club3:Harbour Board (employee)
Ru Year3start:1922
Ru Appearances3:1
Ru Tries3:1
Ru Goals3:0
Ru Fieldgoals3:0
Ru Points3:3
Ru Teama:Marlborough Trial
Ru Yearastart:1919
Ru Appearancesa:2
Ru Triesa:2
Ru Goalsa:1
Ru Fieldgoalsa:0
Ru Pointsa:8
Ru Teamb:Marlborough
Ru Yearbstart:1919
Ru Yearbend:21
Ru Appearancesb:9
Ru Triesb:4
Ru Goalsb:6
Ru Fieldgoalsb:0
Ru Pointsb:25
Ru Teamc:South Island Country
Ru Yearcstart:1920
Ru Appearancesc:5
Ru Triesc:0
Ru Goalsc:1
Ru Fieldgoalsc:0
Ru Pointsc:3
Ru Teamd:Nelson-Marlborough-Golden Bay-Motueka
Ru Yeardstart:1921
Ru Appearancesd:1
Ru Triesd:0
Ru Goalsd:0
Ru Fieldgoalsd:0
Ru Pointsd:0
Ru Teame:North Island
Ru Yearestart:1922
Ru Appearancese:1
Ru Triese:0
Ru Goalse:0
Ru Fieldgoalse:0
Ru Pointse:0
Ru Teamf:New Zealand
Ru Yearfstart:1922
Ru Appearancesf:3
Ru Triesf:1
Ru Goalsf:0
Ru Fieldgoalsf:0
Ru Pointsf:3
Ru Teamg:Auckland B/A
Ru Yeargstart:1922
Ru Yeargend:23
Ru Appearancesg:8
Ru Triesg:2
Ru Goalsg:2
Ru Fieldgoalsg:0
Ru Pointsg:12
Club1:Marist (ARL)
Year1start:1924
Year1end:30
Appearances1:92
Tries1:28
Goals1:21
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:126
Teama:Auckland
Yearastart:1924
Yearaend:1930
Appearancesa:12
Triesa:2
Goalsa:7
Fieldgoalsa:0
Pointsa:20
Teamb:New Zealand
Yearbstart:1924
Yearbend:28
Appearancesb:14
Triesb:3
Goalsb:0
Fieldgoalsb:0
Pointsb:9
Teamc:Auckland Province
Yearcstart:1924
Appearancesc:1
Triesc:0
Goalsc:0
Fieldgoalsc:0
Pointsc:0
Teamd:North Island
Yeardstart:1928
Appearancesd:1
Triesd:0
Goalsd:0
Fieldgoalsd:0
Pointsd:0
Source:Scrum.com [1]
New:yes

Andrew James O'Brien (1897–1969) was a New Zealand rugby footballer who represented New Zealand with the All Blacks and in rugby league.

Rugby union career

O'Brien began his career playing rugby union for Marlborough between 1919 and 1921. He also played for a combined Nelson-Marlborough-Golden Bay-Motueka side against the 1921 Springboks in the side's 26–3 defeat. In that game he lined up alongside fellow future dual-international Charles Fitzgerald.

In 1922, he moved north to Auckland, joining the Grafton club. He immediately was selected for the North Island side and subsequently the All Blacks tour of New Zealand and South Wales.[2] He finished the tour having played in 3 games and scored one try. Returning to Auckland, O’Brien played his first game for the union late in the 1922 season. In 1923 he played five games for Auckland.

Rugby league career

O'Brien switched to rugby league in 1924, joining Marist in the Auckland Rugby League competition. He played for Auckland and made the New Zealand national rugby league team for three tests against the touring Great Britain Lions side that year. He toured Australia in 1925 and gained another two Kiwi test caps playing against Great Britain when they toured again in 1928.[3] In 1929, he served as the secretary of the Marist club.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org. Rugby League Project. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  2. http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/profile.asp?ABID=659 Jim O'Brien profile
  3. http://nzleague.co.nz/kiwis/player_profile.php?letter=O&id=157 O'BRIEN, Andrew James 1924 – 25, 1928 – Kiwi #157