Ollie Atkins

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Oliver Atkins
Birth nameOliver Atkins
Date of birth (1988-08-12) 12 August 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Height2.00 m (6 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Weight117 kg (18 st 6 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012–2013 Sydney University 31 (5)
2013–2015 Edinburgh 33 (5)
2015–2019 Exeter Chiefs 57 (5)
2019–2020 Rouen 14 (5)
2020– Gloucester 0 (0)
Correct as of 22 April 2015
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012 Western Force 2 (0)
2013 Waratahs 1 (5)
2020 Western Force 6 (0)
Correct as of 17 July 2020
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2014 Scotland A 1 (0)

Oliver Atkins (born 12 August 1988 in Hobart, Australia) is a rugby union footballer. His regular playing position is lock.

He previously played for Aviva Premiership side Exeter, when he left Edinburgh in the summer of 2015. [1]

He was named in the Waratahs squad for the 2013 Super Rugby season. [2] [3] Atkins previously made two appearances for the Western Force during the 2012 Super Rugby season.

Atkins left Exeter Chiefs after four years to join French side Rouen in the Pro D2 for the 2019–20 season. [4] Afterwards, he returned to his home nation in Australia to rejoin Western Force for the 2020 Super Rugby AU season. [5]

On 13 November 2020, Atkins returns to England back in the Premiership Rugby with Gloucester from the 2020–21 season. [6]

Reference List

  1. ↑ "Exeter sign Atkins from Edinburgh". BBC Sport.
  2. ↑ "Ollie Atkins added to HSBC Waratahs squad for 2013". Waratahs Rugby Media Unit. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  3. ↑ "Ollie Atkins Waratahs Player Profile". Waratahs Rugby Media Unit. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  4. ↑ "Ollie Atkins: Exeter lock moves to French side Rouen after four years at Chiefs". BBC Sport. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  5. ↑ "FORMER FORCE PLAYERS RETURN". Western Force. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  6. ↑ "Gloucester Rugby sign former Exeter Chiefs lock". Gloucestershire Live. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.


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