Jacques O'Neill

Jacques O'Neill (born 8 May 1999) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker or loose forward for the York Knights in the RFL Championship.

He has previously played for the Castleford Tigers in the Super League. He has spent time on loan and dual registration at the Leigh Centurions, Halifax, and the Sheffield Eagles in the Championship.

In 2022, he was a contestant on the eighth series of Love Island.

O'Neill was born in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England.

He played junior rugby league for Askam ARLFC before being signed to the Castleford Tigers academy. After earning his academy contract, he was driven from Cumbria to Castleford twice a week for training by his mother. He currently lives in Leeds.

In August 2015, at the age of 16, O'Neill signed his first professional contract with the Castleford Tigers after progressing through the club's academy. The contract spanned two-and-a-half years and would see him step up into the Tigers' under-19s.

In 2018, O'Neill joined the Leigh Centurions on a short-term loan to play in the Championship Shield Final. He was drafted in alongside 6 other academy players from Wigan and St Helens after the club revealed they would not have enough fit players to fulfil the fixture.

In 2019, O'Neill played one game for Halifax in the Championship through their dual registration arrangement with Castleford.