Ollie Griffiths

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Ollie Griffiths
Birth nameOliver Griffiths
Date of birth (1995-03-23) 23 March 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Newport, Wales
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight104 kg (16 st 5 lb; 229 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Openside Flanker
Current team Dragons
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2014– Dragons 105 (30)
Correct as of 11:42, 6 February 2024 (UTC)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2014–2015
2017–
Wales U20
Wales
10
1
(0)
(0)
Correct as of 13 March 2021

Oliver Griffiths (born 23 March 1995) is a Wales international rugby union player who plays for the Dragons regional team as a flanker.

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Griffiths made his debut for the Newport Gwent Dragons regional team in 2014 having previously played for the Dragons academy, Cross Keys RFC and Newport RFC. Griffiths was made Newport RFC’s youngest ever captain.

International

In May 2017 Griffiths was selected for the Wales national team summer 2017 tour of Samoa and Tonga. [1]

Griffiths made his test debut off the bench against Tonga on 15 June 2017. [2] He came off the bench in an uncapped match against the Barbarians. [2]

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References

  1. Griffiths in Wales squad
  2. 1 2 "Dragons lock down 1-cap Welsh international Ollie Griffiths". RugbyPass. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2022.