Olly Kohn

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Olly Kohn
Ollie Kohn harlequin.jpg
Birth nameOliver Kohn
Date of birth (1981-03-19) 19 March 1981 (age 41)
Place of birth Bristol, England
Height2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Weight138 kg (21 st 10 lb)
School The Ridings High School
St. Brendan's Sixth Form College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Youth career
Clifton
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1999-2002
2002-2003
2003-2006
2006-2013
Bristol
Plymouth Albion
Bristol
Harlequins
0
23
38
140
(0)
(25)
(10)
(20)
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2013 Wales 1 (0)

Olly Kohn (born 19 March 1981, in Bristol) is a Wales international rugby union player for Harlequins having previously played for Bristol and Plymouth Albion. [1]

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A lock forward, Kohn won the English Premiership with Harlequins in 2011-12, starting in the final against Leicester Tigers. [2]

Kohn was forced to retire at the end of the 2012/2013 season due to injury.

International

In January 2013 Kohn announced that he was eligible to play for Wales as his grandfather was from the Rhymney Valley. [3] On 25 January 2013 Kohn was called up to the Wales squad for the 2013 Six Nations Championship. [4] Kohn made his international debut for Wales in their first match of the 2013 Six Nations Championship against Ireland at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff on 2 February 2013 as a second-half replacement.

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References

  1. "Kohn gets Wales call-up". WRU Newsroom. Welsh Rugby Union. 25 January 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  2. "Harlequins 30-23 Leicester". BBC Sport. 26 May 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  3. Kohn eligible for Wales
  4. "Six Nations: Shock Wales call up for Quins lock Olly Kohn". BBC Sport. BBC. 25 January 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2013.