About Ned O'Brien
Ned O'Brien was a rugby union player.
Edward Joseph O'Brien was an Australian international rugby union player.
Biography Emigrating from Ireland at age 16, O'Brien was based in Central Queensland and went by the nickname "Hannah".
O'Brien was a Queensland representative lock forward and gained international honours on Australia's 1905 tour of New Zealand, where he featured in minor matches against Canterbury and Auckland, after which he retired.
A Mount Morgan miner, O'Brien was employed for close to three decades as a check inspector.
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Who was Ned O'Brien?
Australian rugby union player
When did Ned O'Brien die?
Ned O'Brien died on 11 September 1953.
What was Ned O'Brien's occupation?
Ned O'Brien was a rugby union player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ned O'Brien. https://biography.guide/ned-o-brien/
MLA: "Ned O'Brien." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/ned-o-brien/.
Chicago: "Ned O'Brien." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/ned-o-brien/.
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