sentences:  He also represented Western Cape at schoolboy cricket and was a notable hurdler.O' Cuinneagain played rugby at various levels with University of Cape Town and then Western Province where his teammates included, among others, Tiaan Strauss, Corne Krige and Bobby Skinstad.However his career was initially hindered by a serious hip injury and in 1997 he left South Africa and moved to England where he joined Sale Sharks.