James Olds (rugby league)

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James Olds
Full nameJames Olds
Date of birth (1991-04-06) 6 April 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Bridgend, Wales
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb; 12 st 0 lb)
Notable relative(s) Ollie Olds (brother)
Rugby league career
Position(s) Centre, Wing
Current team Fortitude Valley Diehards
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2016-2019 Wests Panthers ()
2020-2021 Albury Thunder ()
2022- Fortitude Valley Diehards ()
Correct as of 27 February 2024
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2018- Wales 4 (42)
2019 Wales 9s 1 (0)
Correct as of 27 February 2024
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Youth career
20??-20?? Tondu RFC
20??-2010 Bridgend Athletic RFC
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2009-2012 Bridgend Athletic RFC 34 (60)
2013-2016 Albury Wodonga RUFC ()
Correct as of 27 February 2024

James Olds (born 6 April 1991) is an international Welsh rugby league player who currently plays for Fortitude Valleys Diehards in the Brisbane Rugby League. He mainly plays at centre or on the wing. [1] [2]

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Club career

Olds was born in Bridgend in Wales, beginning his career at local side Tondu RFC before moving to Bridgend Athletic RFC, winning the Ospreys Youth League championship. [3] He made his 1st XV debut at 18, playing at the club until 2012 he scored 12 tries in 34 appearances. [4]

He moved to Australia with his brother, Ollie Olds. Playing for Albury Wodonga RUFC winning the Southern Inland Rugby Union Premiership in 2013 and 2015, [5] [6] before joining Brisbane Rugby League side Wests Panthers, winning a minor premiership with the side. In 2020 he joined Albury Thunder. [7] [8] [9] In 2022 he joined Fortitude Valleys Diehards scoring 76 points in his first season. [10] [11]

International career

He made his debut for the Wales national rugby league team in the European Championship 2018, scoring a try and three goals in a 18–54 loss against France. On 11 November 2018 he scored 8 goals in a European Championship win over Ireland, this put him at joint-third for the most goals by a player in a match for Wales, and joint-sixth for most points by a player in a match for Wales. [12] [13] His efforts helped secure a second-place finish for Wales, qualifying them for the 2021 Men's Rugby League World Cup.

In 2019 he played in the 2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s featuring once, in a 23–6 loss against France. [14]

After the 2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s he didn't feature again for Wales until being named in the Wales squad for the 2021 Men's Rugby League World Cup, [15] he did not feature in the competition however started on the wing in a warmup match against Lebanon scoring a solitary goal.

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  2. ↑ "James OLDS - Player statistics - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
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  4. ↑ "Current & Recent BARFC Player – Centres". Bridgend Athletic RFC. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
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  6. ↑ "Border footballer beats spider bite to play in World Cup 9s". The Border Mail. 2019-10-16. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  7. ↑ "Thunder form can only help my World Cup chances". The Border Mail. 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
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