Hefin O'Hare

Hefin O'Hare (born 2 June 1979) is a Welsh former professional rugby union and rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Scotland 7s, and at club level for New Brighton F.C., Leeds Carnegie, Glasgow Warriors, and the Scottish amateur sides Edinburgh Academical Football Club, Dundee HSFP and Glasgow Hutchesons Aloysians RFC, as a wing, or centre, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Leeds Rhinos, and Huddersfield Giants, as a, or.

Background
Hefin O'Hare was born in Wrexham, Wales,

As of 2018, he is a Chartered Building Surveyor in Edinburgh, and regularly does charity work.

Professional career
Switching code from rugby union, O'Hare moved from Leeds Carnegie to Leeds Rhinos. He played for the Leeds rugby league side from 1999 to 2000, he was then transferred to Huddersfield Giants, where he played from 2000 to 2005.

International career
He played for Wales in the 2000 Rugby League World Cup.

Amateur career
While at the provincial district Glasgow Warriors, he was to play for various Scottish amateur sides.

In the 2008–09 season, O'Hare was at Edinburgh Academicals.

In the 2009-10 and 2010–11 season he played for Dundee HSFP.

After finishing his professional career, he then played for Glasgow Hutchesons Aloysians.

Professional career
O'Hare started playing rugby with Leeds Carnegie. He was with the Yorkshire club from 1997 to 1999. He then switched codes to play rugby league.

O'Hare joined Glasgow Warriors in 2005, switching code back from rugby league, to play rugby union once again.

International career
O'Hare qualified to play rugby union for Scotland after fulfilling his residency period. He stated: "It was a dream of mine to play for Scotland ever since I became eligible."

O'Hare was capped by Scotland 7s.