Jason Donnelly

Jason Donnelly is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand. His position of preference was on the wing.

Early years Jason Donnelly was born on 28 June 1970. Donnelly was originally an athletics champion and was the New Zealand junior decathlon champion before rugby league took precedence.

Playing career A Waikato Rugby League player, Donnelly started his professional career in England playing for Keighley before moving to Australia.

He was linked with the new Auckland Warriors franchise in 1994 but negotiations ultimately fell through and he stayed with the Dragons. In 1997 he moved to the new Adelaide Rams side in the rebel Super League competition, playing just 6 games and scoring no tries for the club before retiring at the end of the year.