Bryce Hegarty (born 28 August 1992) is an

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player who plays either as a

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or fullback. He currently plays for

Western Force The Western Force is an Australian professional rugby union team based in Perth, Western Australia, currently competing in Super Rugby, Super Rugby Pacific. They previously played in Super Rugby from 2006 until they were axed from the competitio ...

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. He previously played for the

Queensland Reds The Queensland Reds is the rugby union team based in Brisbane for the Australian state of Queensland that competes in the Southern Hemisphere's Super Rugby competition. Prior to 1996, they were a representative team selected from the rugby union ...

, the

Melbourne Rebels The Melbourne Rebels were an Australian professional rugby union team based in Melbourne, Victoria (state), Victoria that competed in the Super Rugby competition. The Rebels made their debut in SANZAAR, SANZAR's Super Rugby tournament in 2011. T ...

and the

New South Wales Waratahs The New South Wales Waratahs ( or ;), often referred to as the Waratahs, are an Australian professional rugby union team based in Sydney that represents the majority of New South Wales in the Super Rugby Pacific competition. The Waratahs play t ...

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in Japan, and

Leicester Tigers Leicester Tigers (officially Leicester Football Club) are a professional rugby union club based in Leicester, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby. The club was founded in 1880 and since 1892 plays its home ...

in England's

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. Hegarty is the son of former Manly Sea Eagles player Steve Hegarty.

Professional career

Hegarty played for the

Brisbane Broncos The Brisbane Broncos are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Red Hill, a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland. Founded in April 1987, the Broncos compete in the National Rugby League (NRL) and play their home games at ...

Under-20 side before moving south to Melbourne ahead of the

2013 Super Rugby season The 2013 Super Rugby season was the third season of the new 15-team format for the Super Rugby competition involving teams from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The tournament was won by the Chiefs, who defeated the Canberra-based Brumbi ...

. He made his Rebels debut on 11 May 2013 in a 32–36 loss to the in

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. The following week he made his first start, against the

Stormers The Stormers (known for sponsorship reasons as the DHL Stormers) and the academic team DHL Stormers is a South African professional rugby union team based in Cape Town in the Western Cape that competes in the United Rugby Championship, a tra ...

at fly-half in the absence of the injured James O'Connor and

Angus Roberts Angus Roberts (born 17 December 1990) is a professional Australian rugby union player for the Melbourne Rebels. His preferred positions are fullback and flyhalf. Early career Roberts was educated at Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview and repres ...

. After the

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, Hegarty joined

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ese

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side

for the 2015–16 season. He returned to Australia to play for the Waratahs in 2016. On 21 June 2021 Hegarty moved to

in England's

. On 30 October 2021, he made his debut for Leicester after appearing as a substitute in the East Midlands Derby against

Northampton Saints Northampton Saints (officially Northampton Rugby Football Club) is a professional rugby union club from Northampton, England. The club plays in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby union. It was formed in 1880 as "Northampton St. ...

. Hegarty left Leicester on 13 November 2022 after making 15 appearances for the club. 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

External links

Melbourne Rebels Profile
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