Ollie Olds

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Ollie Olds
Personal information
Full nameOliver Olds
Born (1993-08-14) 14 August 1993 (age 29)
Bridgend, Wales
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Weight11 st 7 lb (73 kg)
Playing information
Position Stand-off, Scrum-half
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2012 York City Knights 20000
2013 South Wales Scorpions 4110024
201?–?? Ipswich Jets
202?–22 Fortitude Valley Diehards
2023– Swinton Lions 00000
Total6110024
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2012– Wales 1130012
Source: [1] [2]
As of 21 December 2022

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]

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Background

Olds was born in Bridgend, Wales.

Club career

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]

International honours

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]

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  5. "Ollie Olds announces retirement". Wales Rugby League. 21 June 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
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  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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