Bob O'Reilly is an
Australian former
rugby league footballer. A
prop forward, he played in the
New South Wales Rugby League premiership from the 1960s to the 1980s, mainly for the
Parramatta Eels, but also for the
Eastern Suburbs Roosters and
Penrith Panthers. Nicknamed 'The Bear', O'Reilly also represented Australia on several occasions, including the Kangaroos' victory in the
1970 World Cup. Over a decade later O'Reilly was part of Paramatta's first ever premiership-winning team of
1981.
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