Bryce Hegarty

Bryce Hegarty (born 28 August 1992) is an Australian rugby union player who plays either as a fly-half or fullback. He currently plays for Western Force in Super Rugby. He previously played for the Queensland Reds, the Melbourne Rebels and the New South Wales Waratahs in Super Rugby,^[1] Toyota Industries Shuttles in Japan,^[2] and Leicester Tigers in England's Premiership Rugby.

Bryce Hegarty

Hegarty with the Waratahs in 2017
Date of birth	(1992-08-28) 28 August 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	92 kg (203 lb; 14 st 7 lb)
School	Marist College Ashgrove
University	Queensland University of Technology
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half, Fullback Current team Red Hurricanes Osaka Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2013–2015 Melbourne Rebels 32 (49) 2015–2016 Toyota Jido Shokki 7 (34) 2016–2018 New South Wales Waratahs 30 (30) 2017 Northern Suburbs 3 (10) 2017 Sydney Rays 3 (14) 2018 Black Rams Tokyo 8 (53) 2019–2021 Queensland Reds 43 (212) 2019 Brisbane City 4 (23) 2021–2022 Leicester Tigers 15 (63) 2023 Western Force 6 (61) 2023– Red Hurricanes Osaka () 2013— Total 146 (499) Correct as of 26 April 2023

Hegarty is the son of former Manly Sea Eagles player Steve Hegarty.^[3]

Professional career

Hegarty played for the Brisbane Broncos Under-20 side before moving south to Melbourne ahead of the 2013 Super Rugby season. He made his Rebels debut on 11 May 2013 in a 32–36 loss to the Blues in Auckland.^[4] The following week he made his first start, against the Stormers at fly-half in the absence of the injured James O'Connor and Angus Roberts.^[5]

After the 2015 Super Rugby season, Hegarty joined Japanese Top League side Toyota Industries Shuttles for the 2015–16 season.^[2] He returned to Australia to play for the Waratahs in 2016.^[1]

On 21 June 2021 Hegarty moved to Leicester Tigers in England's Premiership Rugby.^[6] On 30 October 2021, he made his debut for Leicester after appearing as a substitute in the East Midlands Derby against Northampton Saints.^[7] Hegarty left Leicester on 13 November 2022 after making 15 appearances for the club.^[8] 2024-2025 season at NTT docomo, Mr Hegarty played a pivotal role in the storm chasers side to help prepare the main side for the season.

References

1. "Bryce Hegarty signs with the NSW Waratahs for 2016" (Press release). Waratahs. 28 January 2016. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
2. "2015年度新加入選手（追加）のお知らせ" (Press release) (in Japanese). Toyota Industries Shuttles. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
3. "Bryce Hegarty Melbourne Rebels Player Profile". Melbourne Rebels. Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
4. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Blues 36–32 Rebels". South African Rugby Union. 11 May 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
5. "Bryce Hegarty handed starting berth". ESPNscrum. 16 May 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
6. "Leicester Tigers sign 'outstanding' Queensland Reds back Bryce Hegarty". Leicester Mercury. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
7. "Leicester Tigers player ratings from Northampton Saints victory: 'Perfect message'". Leicester Mercury. 30 October 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
8. "Hegarty departs Leicester Tigers". Leicester Tigers. 13 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.

External links

• Melbourne Rebels Profile