Brendon O'Connor (born 11 September 1989) is a New Zealand rugby union player, who plays as flanker for Hawke's Bay in New Zealand's domestic National Provincial Championship competition and for Rugby New York in Major League Rugby (MLR). Between 2015 and 2019 he played for Leicester Tigers in England's Premiership Rugby. On 7 June 2019, O'Connor re-signed with Hawke's Bay in New Zealand. In January 2022, Rugby New York announced that O'Connor would join the club to play in the Major League Rugby competition.