Birth name | Oliver Cracknell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 26 May 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Leeds, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 110 kg (17 st 5 lb; 243 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Leeds Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Oliver Cracknell (born 26 May 1994) is a professional rugby union player for Leicester Tigers in England's Premiership Rugby, he plays as a flanker. He was also a Wales under-20 international. [1]
Cracknell signed for London Irish on 2 November 2021, having previously played for Ospreys, Cardiff RFC and Bridgend Ravens. [2] He also represented RGC 1404 and was a member of the Leeds Tykes academy. He was called up to Wales 2017 Six Nations squad on 17 January 2017. [3] [4]
Cracknell signed for Leicester Tigers on 12 May 2022. [5] Cracknell made his Leicester debut on 10 September 2022 in a 24-20 defeat away top Exeter Chiefs. He scored his first try for the club the following week against Newcastle Falcons.
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