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On 30 July 2025, it was announced that Hands had signed with [[RFL Championship]] side [[Toulouse Olympique]] for the remainder of the 2025 season on loan. On 5 October 2025, Hands played in Toulouse Olympique’s RFL Championship grand final victory over [[York RLFC|York]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.parraeels.com.au/news/2025/07/30/brendan-hands-departs-parramatta-eels/|title=Brendan Hands Departs Parramatta Eels|website=www.parraeels.com.au}}</ref> |
On 30 July 2025, it was announced that Hands had signed with [[RFL Championship]] side [[Toulouse Olympique]] for the remainder of the 2025 season on loan. On 5 October 2025, Hands played in Toulouse Olympique’s RFL Championship grand final victory over [[York RLFC|York]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.parraeels.com.au/news/2025/07/30/brendan-hands-departs-parramatta-eels/|title=Brendan Hands Departs Parramatta Eels|website=www.parraeels.com.au}}</ref> |
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On 22 October, the Eels announced that Hands’ loan deal with Toulouse would become permanent after Toulouse was promoted into the Super League.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-10-22 |title=Brendan Hands to Remain at Toulouse Olympique |url=https://www.parraeels.com.au/news/2025/10/22/brendan-hands-to-remain-at-toulouse-olympique/ |access-date=2025-10-22 |website=Parramatta Eels |language=en}}</ref> |
On 22 October, the Eels announced that Hands’ loan deal with Toulouse would become permanent after Toulouse was promoted into the Super League.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-10-22 |title=Brendan Hands to Remain at Toulouse Olympique |url=https://www.parraeels.com.au/news/2025/10/22/brendan-hands-to-remain-at-toulouse-olympique/ |access-date=2025-10-22 |website=Parramatta Eels |language=en}}</ref> |
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Australian rugby league footballer
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| Full name | Brendan Hands |
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| Born | 12 February 1999 |
| Height | 5Â ft 9Â in (1.76Â m) |
| Weight | 14Â st 7Â lb (92Â kg) |
| Position | Hooker |
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Brendan Hands (born 12 February 1999) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as hooker for Toulouse Olympique in the Super League.
Hands was a Brothers Penrith junior who played both rugby league and basketball.[2] From a young age his coaches said that he would be a NRL player.[3]
He would join the Penrith Panthers playing for their Jersey Flegg Cup under 20’s team in 2019, winning the club’s Junior Education Award.[4] In 2020, he was a part of Penrith’s first grade squad.[5]
In 2022, Hands signed with the Parramatta Eels to play in the NSW Cup competition. Hands played 23 games for Parramatta’s NSW Cup team in 2022.[5]
In round 4 of the 2023 NRL season, Hands made his NRL debut for Parramatta[6] against his former club, Penrith at Western Sydney Stadium and scored a try in his side’s 17−16 golden point extra-time victory.[7][5][8][9]
Hands played a total of 19 matches for Parramatta in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished 10th and missed the finals.[10]
After Parramatta’s upset loss to the Wests Tigers in round 4 of the 2024 NRL season, Hands was demoted to reserve grade by Parramatta head coach Brad Arthur.[11]
Hands played 19 games for Parramatta in the 2024 NRL season as the club finished 15th on the table. On 27 November 2024, Hands signed a two-year contract extension to remain at Parramatta until the end of 2026.[12]
Toulouse Olympique (loan)
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On 30 July 2025, it was announced that Hands had signed with RFL Championship side Toulouse Olympique for the remainder of the 2025 season on loan. On 5 October 2025, Hands played in Toulouse Olympique’s RFL Championship grand final victory over York.[13]
On 22 October 2025, the Eels announced that Hands’ loan deal with Toulouse would become permanent after Toulouse was promoted into the Super League.[14]
