Hep Cahill

Hohepa "Hep" Cahill (born 15 October 1986) is a New Zealand retired professional rugby league footballer who played as a second-row or loose forward in the 2000s and 2010s.

Hep Cahill

Personal information
Full name	Hohepa Cahill
Born	(1986-10-15) 15 October 1986 (age 38)[1] Hastings, New Zealand
Playing information
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight	99 kg (15 st 8 lb)[1]
Position	Second-row, Lock
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2009–10 Melbourne Storm 9 0 0 0 0 2011 Crusaders RL 17 3 0 0 12 2012–19 Widnes Vikings 168 10 0 0 40 Total 194 13 0 0 52 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2008 New Zealand Maori 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [2][3][4]

He played for the Melbourne Storm in the NRL, and Crusaders RL in the Super League. Cahill also played for the Widnes Vikings in the Super League and the Championship.

Background

Cahill was born in Hastings, New Zealand.

Playing career

Cahill went to Napier Boys' College in New Zealand, and is also a former age grade New Zealand kick boxing champion.

Cahill signed with Melbourne Storm in 2009. He made his NRL debut in Round 20, 2009.

He played in the 2010 World Club Challenge against Leeds, being part of the team that lifted the trophy.^[5]

On Friday 17 February 2012, Widnes announced they had suspended Scott Moore, Hep Cahill and Simon Finnigan for an unspecified breach of club discipline, so missing the match against Salford on Sunday 19 February 2012.^[6] Cahill would play the next eight seasons with Widnes making 168 appearances. Cahill departed the club in 2019 due to salary cap and personal reasons.^[7]