Jim O'Brien (rugby league, born 1896)

Jim O'Brien

Personal information
Full name	James Lawrence O'Brien
Born	(1896-08-02)2 August 1896 Stillwater, New Zealand
Died	6 April 1988(1988-04-06) (aged 91) North Shore, Auckland, New Zealand
Playing information
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight	13 st 11 lb (193 lb; 88 kg)
Position	Second-row, Prop
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1920–21 Maritime/Athletic 14 2 0 0 6 1921–28 Devonport United 79 18 0 0 54 Total 93 20 0 0 60 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1922–27 Auckland 20 9 0 0 27 1923 Auckland City 1 1 0 0 3 1924 Auckland B 1 0 0 0 0 1925 New Zealand 1 0 0 0 0 1925–26 Auckland Trial 2 0 0 0 0 1926 New Zealand Trial 1 0 0 0 0 1927 North Island 1 0 0 0 0
Coaching information
Club Years Team Gms W D L W% 1931 Devonport United 17 14 0 3 82

James Lawrence O'Brien (2 August 1896 – 6 April 1988) was a New Zealand rugby league player. He represented the New Zealand rugby league team in 1 match in 1925 against Queensland. In the process he became the 182nd player to represent New Zealand. He also represented Auckland 20 times from 1922 to 1927, and the North Island side in 1927. He played his club rugby league in Auckland for the North Shore Albions (who at this time were named Devonport United) from 1921 to 1928, captaining them at times later in his career. He played for the Maritime club in 1920 and 1921 in his early years after returning from World War 1.