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April 2014: O'Reilly has been selected in the NZ U20 squad for the IRB Junior World Championships in June.

James O'Reilly playing for HOBM in April 2014.

Hutt Old Boys Marist hooker James O'Reilly started his Premier career last season. Out of Hutt International Boys' School in 2012, O'Reilly returned to the club that he played for as a kid and played so well he went on to make his debut off the bench for the Wellington Lions against Manawatu in September.

Name: James O'Reilly.

Club: Hutt Old Boys Marist.

Playing position: Hooker.

Secondary school attended: Hutt International Boys' School.

Premier debut: Versus Wainuuiomata, 2013.

First rugby club/team played for as a junior: Hutt Old Boys Marist.

Earliest rugby memory: Scoring a try against Avalon for the HOBM U7s.

Playing position (s) growing up: No. 8 and prop.

Favourite memory from school/First XV rugby: Winning the Premier 2 Final; playing Rongotai College in HIBS's first ever ?Premier 1 game.

Age-group teams or other representative teams played for: Wellington Centurions, Wellington U18s, Wellington Secondary Schools rugby league team.

Favourite rugby player: Keven Mealamu - the nicest person you will ever meet.

Hobbies outside of rugby: Surfing; cricket.

Outside of rugby: I am doing an electrical apprenticeship..

My signature dish is: Burritos

A motto I live by is: "Dreams don't work unless you do."