Tug in 1993.
Peter "Tug" O'Neale was a character in Home And Away who first appeared in Ep 1008 (20 May 1992) and last appeared in Ep 1548 (7 Sep 1994). He was the rebellious enemy and later schoolfriend of Shane Parrish and Damian Roberts. Originally a baddie, Tug mellowed when he began dating Sarah Thompson and left to help her father Matthew Thompson run his farm. Tug was played by Tristan Bancks.
Biography[]
| Tug O'Neale | |
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Character Profile
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| Birthday: | 1976 |
| Birthplace: | Summer Bay |
| Father: | Roy O'Neale |
| Mother: | Mrs O'Neale |
| Siblings: | None |
| Spouse: | Sarah Thompson (2002-) |
| Children: | Two children |
| Occupation: | Unknown |
| Played By: | Tristan Bancks |
Backstory[]
Peter O'Neale was born in 1976 to Roy O'Neale and his wife. He was their only child, and of Irish descent.
1992-1994[]
Tug was the school bully at Summer Bay High School. He began bullying Damian Roberts. Damian's friends Blake Dean and Simon Fitzgerald back Damo up and even physically threaten him. Tug continues his harassment campaign against Damian which leads to a fight which Damian wins after Blake and Simon secretly force Tug to deliberately lose. Tug challenges Damian to a rematch, which he refuses and when Tug tries to prevent him from leaving, Damian breaks his nose. Tug reappears when his father Roy's bear traps injure Damian's friend Shane Parrish. He soon got into scrapes with Shane, one time framing him for a burglary. Tug and Shane were arch rivals. Tug later got a job helping Alf Stewart at The Stewart Store.
In 1994, Tug got closer to Sarah, but her father Matthew Thompson did not approve of Tug. Matthew and Tug soon formed a bond. In September 1994, Tug got a job working for his future father in law and left Summer Bay.
In 2002, Alf said Tug and Sarah had wed and she was pregnant. They wed sometime between 1994 and 2002.
As of 2017, it is unclear if Tug and Sarah had any more children.
Memorable info[]
Birthday: 1975
Full Name: Peter O'Neale
Nicknames: Tug
First Line: "What d'you think you're doing? You gonna pick up me bike or what?" (to Damian)
Last Line: "Sure. Well, I'll catch ya later." (to Sarah)
Family[]
Father Roy O'Neale
Spouse Sarah Thompson (2002-)
Children 2 children (One born c2000, the second in 2003)
Aunts Mavis Brown