O'Loughlin Farrell family
The O'Loughlin Farrell family of Wigan, England[1][2] have produced a number of notable rugby league and rugby union footballers.[3] The majority of those players started their professional careers at their home club, Wigan Warriors, and many have gone on to make a significant impact at club and international level. The family has Irish heritage.
Family Tree
| Kevin O'Loughlin | Keiron O'Loughlin | Carole | Peter Farrell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sean O'Loughlin | Colleen O'Loughlin | Andy Farrell | Phil Farrell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owen Farrell | Liam Farrell | Connor Farrell | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Bold indicates rugby playing members of the family.
- Non-notable family members are not included unless they help illustrate the relation between notable family members.
Playing members
| Family Member (Life) | Current status | Club Career[a] | International Career (apps) | Coaching Career | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin O'Loughlin (????–2017) | Deceased | Wigan, Swinton, Blackpool |
No caps | None | |
| Keiron O'Loughlin (1953–) | Retired | Wigan (1970–79), Workington (1979–81; 1990), Widnes (1981–85), Salford (1985–88), Leigh (1989) |
Lancashire rugby league (4) | None | [4] [5] [6] |
| Andy Farrell (1975–) | Ireland rugby union Head Coach | Wigan (1991–04) Captain (1996–04) Saracens (2005–09) |
Great Britain rugby league (34) England rugby league (11) England rugby union (8) Lancashire rugby league (3) |
Saracens Head Coach (2010–12) England rugby union Assistant Coach (2011–15) Ireland rugby union Assistant Coach (2016–19); Head Coach (2019–present) British & Irish Lions Defence Coach (2013); Head Coach (2025) |
[7] [8] [9] |
| Phil Farrell (1980–) | Retired | Wigan (2000) Oldham (2000–04; 2006) Rochdale (2004–06) Batley (2007) |
Ireland rugby league (1) | None | [10] [11] |
| Sean O'Loughlin (1982–) | Wigan Warriors Assistant Coach | Wigan (2002–20) Captain (2006–20) |
Great Britain rugby league (11) England rugby league (25) Lancashire rugby league (1) |
Wigan Assistant Coach (2020–present) | [12] [13] [14] [15] |
| Liam Farrell (1990–) | Wigan Warriors Captain | Wigan (2010–present) Captain (2022–present) |
England rugby league (11) | None | [16] [17] |
| Owen Farrell (1991–) | Racing 92 Player | Saracens (2008–2024) Captain (2020–2024) Racing 92 (2024–present) |
England rugby union (112) British & Irish Lions (6) |
None | [18] [19] |
| Connor Farrell (1993–) | Retired | Wigan (2013–17) Featherstone (2018) Bradford (2019–20) |
No caps | None | [20] [21] |
Records and statistics
England
As of 5 November 2022 for League; As of 15 October 2023 for Union
- Points and appearances
- Andy Farrell has scored the seventh most points for the England national rugby league team with 78.[22]
- Owen Farrell has scored the most points for the England national rugby union team with 1206.[23] In addition, he has scored the eighth most point for the British & Irish Lions with 34.[24]
- Sean O'Loughlin is joint ninth highest appearance maker for the England national rugby league team with 28 caps.[25]
- Captaincy
- Andy Farrell and Sean O'Loughlin have both captain the England national rugby league team from 1996–2001 and 2015–2018 respectively.
- Owen Farrell is the second longest serving, and current captain of the England national rugby union team, serving for 46 matches since 2018.[26]
- Owen Farrell captained the England national rugby union team to the 2020 Six Nations Championship.
Wigan Warriors
As of 15 October 2023
- Collectively, the family has made 1,124+ appearances, and scored 338 tries and 4,034 points for Wigan Warriors.[27]
- Sean O'Loughlin is Wigan's most capped player of all time with 425 appearance, Andy and Liam Farrell rank forth and fifth on that list with 304 and 293 appearance recectfully.[27]
- The family has delivered several majoir honours as captain of Wigan Warriors:
Saracens
- Owen Farrell captained Saracens F.C. to the 2022–23 Premiership Rugby title.
Hall of Fames
- Andy Farrell was inducted into the British Rugby Football League Hall of Fame in 2022.
- Andy Farrell and Sean O’Loughlin were inducted into the Wigan Warriors Hall of Fame in ???? and 2020 respectfully.
Notes
- ^ Loans not included
References
- Inline
- ^ "11 father-son duos who played for the same Super League club after Will Pryce's Hull FC move". Love Rugby League. 1 April 2025. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
- ^ "Sean O'Loughlin plans to follow his nephew Owen Farrell into battle with the Kiwis". The Standard. 15 November 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
- ^ "English blood and Irish hearts: The former team-mates who will cross swords in Dublin". Irish Independent. 24 February 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
- ^ Morris, Graham (2005). Wigan Rugby League Football Club: 100 Greats. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. p. 93. ISBN 978-0-7524-3470-4.
- ^ "Keiron O'Loughlin". rugby.widnes.tv. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ^ "Player Summary: Keiron O'Loughlin". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ "Player Summary: Phil Farrell". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
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- ^ "Player Summary: Liam Farrell". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Owen Farrell - Test matches". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "Owen Farrell". 7 July 2019.
- ^ "Connor Farrell - Player Stats - LoveRugbyLeague". Archived from the original on 2023-02-26. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
- ^ http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/connor-farrell/summary.html
- ^ "Rugby League RKC - Team Directory".
- ^ "England Player Records: total points scored (ordered by points)". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ "ESPN Scrum's Statsguru". Archived from the original on 18 November 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ^ "Rugby League RKC - Team Directory".
- ^ "England Player Records: total matches played as captain (ordered by matches)". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ a b https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/teams/wigan-warriors/players.html?pos=&ord=~appstarts
- Genealogical references