Rob O'Donnell (born 15 December 1985) is an English rugby union player from Liverpool currently playing for Yorkshire Carnegie in the RFU Championship.
Birth name | Robert O'Donnell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 15 December 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 125 kg (276 lb; 19 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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O’Donnell joined Yorkshire Carnegie from Worcester Warriors on a two-year contract and became Head Coach Bryan Redpath's ninth signing for the new RFU Championship season.
He had previously joined Worcester Warriors from Rotherham Titans in 2012 and the Liverpool-born prop has also had playing spells at Sale Sharks and Waterloo. He stands at 6 ft 5in and weighs over 19 stone and can operate on both sides of the scrum. Rob also had a brief rugby coaching career at Rydal Penrhos in North Wales.