Personal information
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Nickname | Juzzy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Warwick, Queensland, Australia |
4 April 1991 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 92 kg (14 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Centre, Wing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Justin O'Neill (born 4 April 1991) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League. He primarily plays as a centre or a winger. O'Neill previously played for the Melbourne Storm, and is a two-time premiership winner; with the Storm in 2012 and the Cowboys in 2015.
Born in Warwick, Queensland, O'Neill is of Ni-Vanuatu descent through his mother. He attended The Cathedral School in Townsville, Queensland, and played his junior football for the Hughenden Hawks and Townsville Brothers, before being signed by the Melbourne Storm. As a child, O'Neill held the Australian under-15 long jump record with a mark of 7.60m.
In September 2007, O'Neill re-signed with the Storm on a 2-year contract. In November 2008, O'Neill played for the Australian Institute of Sport rugby league team that toured France and the United Kingdom. In 2009, he was selected for the Queensland under-18 team. He was a member of the Storm's S. G. Ball Cup team in early 2009, before moving into their NYC team until 2010. On 4 October 2009, O'Neill scored a try in the Storm's 2009 NYC Grand Final win over the Wests Tigers.