Sean O'Loughlin was born on 24 November 1982 and is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played as a loose forward for and captained the Wigan Warriors in the Super League, and has played for Great Britain and England at international level.
36 Facts About Sean O'Loughlin
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Sean O'Loughlin has played his entire club career with Wigan, making over 450 appearances, and winning four Grand Finals, two Challenge Cups and one World Club Challenge with the club.
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Sean O'Loughlin has been named in the Super League Dream Team on seven occasions, including five consecutive seasons between 2010 and 2014.
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Sean O'Loughlin made his international debut in 2004 and went on to earn 11 caps for Great Britain, and an additional 25 caps for England.
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Sean O'Loughlin was named as England captain in 2014, and has appeared for the team in two World Cups.
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Sean O'Loughlin was born 24 November 1982 in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England.
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Sean O'Loughlin had already gained international experience as part of the 2001 Great Britain Academy of Australia, a product of the Wigan academy, for whom he started playing in under-19s matches in 2001, and continued to do so in 2002.
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Sean O'Loughlin is the uncle of current England rugby union player Owen Farrell, and the brother-in-law of current Ireland national rugby union coach Andy Farrell.
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On that night, Sean O'Loughlin played at Loose forward, which eventually became his usual position, but during his first season he played in no less than three positions.
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Sean O'Loughlin started, and scored a try, at Centre against Leeds.
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Sean O'Loughlin made 3 appearances on the tour and was sent off and sin-binned in the same match against Fiji.
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Sean O'Loughlin was named captain of the 2003 England A squad to face Australia and in the European Nations Cup.
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Sean O'Loughlin gained his first senior representative honour when he represented Lancashire in the 2003 Origin match.
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Sean O'Loughlin played for the Wigan Warriors as a stand-off halfback in the 2003 Super League Grand Final which was lost to Bradford Bulls.
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Sean O'Loughlin played loose forward for most of 2004 with Andy Farrell moving to prop as cover for injuries.
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Sean O'Loughlin made his debut off the bench against Australia, and his first starting appearance in the following match against New Zealand.
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Sean O'Loughlin returned to the first team in 2006 and was announced as captain by coach Ian Millward.
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Sean O'Loughlin was forced to rule himself out of contention for the England training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup through injury.
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The 2010 season saw Sean O'Loughlin noted for his hard work rate, topping most if not all stats.
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Sean O'Loughlin has been the player of the month twice in 2010 and been in the Super League dream team a record 7 times in total.
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Sean O'Loughlin was selected to play for England against France in the one-off test.
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Sean O'Loughlin played in the 2010 Super League Grand Final victory over St Helens at Old Trafford.
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Sean O'Loughlin made his 300th appearance for Wigan in the opening game of the 2013 season against Salford.
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Sean O'Loughlin played in the 2014 Super League Grand Final defeat by St Helens at Old Trafford.
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Sean O'Loughlin played in the 2015 Super League Grand Final defeat by Leeds Rhinos and the 2016 Super League Grand Final victory over the Warrington Wolves, both at Old Trafford.
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In 2016, Sean O'Loughlin was sent off for the first time in his career for a high tackle on Wakefield's Chris Annakin.
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Sean O'Loughlin was given a one-match ban by the disciplinary tribunal.
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Sean O'Loughlin played in the 2017 Challenge Cup Final defeat by Hull FC at Wembley Stadium.
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Sean O'Loughlin played in the 2018 Super League Grand Final victory over Warrington at Old Trafford.
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In November 2019, Sean O'Loughlin signed a new one-year contract with the club, and announced that he would be retiring at the end of the 2020 season.
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On 13 November 2020, Sean O'Loughlin confirmed that he would be retiring at the end of the 2020 Super League season, bringing his 19-year career to an end.
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Sean O'Loughlin played for England in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.
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Sean O'Loughlin was the captain of the team that went on to demolish Les Tricolores.
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Sean O'Loughlin scored tries in the first match of the New Zealand test-match series in Hull and the decisive third match in Wigan.
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Sean O'Loughlin was an influential captain throughout the series, leading his side to England's first series victory in 8 years.
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Sean O'Loughlin was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2022 Birthday Honours for services to rugby league football.