Ollie_Olds
Ollie Olds
Wales international rugby league footballer
Ollie Olds (born 14 August 1993) is a Welsh professional rugby league footballer who plays as a stand-off or scrum-half for the Swinton Lions in the RFL Championship and Wales at international level.[1][2][3]
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oliver Olds | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1993-08-14) 14 August 1993 (age 30) Bridgend, Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 11 st 7 lb (73 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Stand-off, Scrum-half | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
As of 21 December 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Olds was born in Bridgend, Wales.
A former Wales under-16's international, Olds joined the Leeds Rhinos on trial in 2011, and later joined the club on a permanent basis, becoming the regular scrum-half in their under-20's team.[citation needed] During his time at Leeds Rhinos, Olds played two games for York City Knights on dual registration.[citation needed] Olds then joined the South Wales Scorpions in 2013, before heading to Australia to play for Ipswich Jets.[4]
Following multiple knee and ankle operations, Olds initially retired from the sport in 2020,[5] but was persuaded to come out of retirement by his brother.[6]
Having represented Wales at junior level, Olds made his début for Wales in a mid-season international against France in 2012. He became one of a select number of players to make his international début before his senior début at club level.[7] Olds played in the 2014 and 2015 European Cup tournaments. Olds scored his first international tries in Wales' first game of the 2017 Rugby League World Cup qualifiers, scoring a double against Serbia. Olds scored a try for Wales in their opening match of the 2021 Rugby League World Cup against the Cook Islands. Wales would narrowly lose the match 18-12.[8]
- "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- "Leeds Rhinos : News : Olds & Pring included in Wales squad". Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
- "Ollie Olds announces retirement". Wales Rugby League. 21 June 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- "Rugby League World Cup: Fit-again Olds seizing opportunity". South Wales Argus. 22 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
.svg){kind=small}   | This Welsh rugby league football biography is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |