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| Full name | Desmond Charles O'Reilly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1954-11-19)19 November 1954 Bondi, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 7 March 2016(2016-03-07) (aged 61) Eight Mile Plains, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Utility forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Des O'Reilly (19 November 1954 – 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.
O'Reilly died on the morning of 7 March 2016 after a long illness.
References
- Rugby League Project
- ^ 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.
- Daily Telegraph, Sydney. Death Notice 10 March 2016
| Eastern Suburbs Roosters squad - 1975 NSWRFL Premiers (11th title) | |
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