Oliver Wilkes
Personal information | ||||||
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Born | [1] Ulverston, Cumbria, England | 2 May 1980|||||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)[1] | |||||
Weight | 16 st 5 lb (104 kg)[1] | |||||
Playing information | ||||||
Position | Prop, Second-row | |||||
Club | ||||||
Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
1998–99 | Sheffield Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1999–01 | Huddersfield Giants | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2001–03 | Keighley Cougars | 68 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 82 |
2003–05 | Leigh Centurions | 47 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
2005–06 | Whitehaven | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
2006 | Wigan Warriors | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2006–07 | Widnes Vikings | 48 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 68 |
2007–09 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 59 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
2010–11 | Harlequins RL | 55 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
2012–13 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 50 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
2014–15 | Leigh Centurions | 55 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
2016– | Barrow Raiders | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 347 | 62 | 5 | 0 | 258 | |
Representative | ||||||
Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
2003–13 | Scotland | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
As of 18 April 2010 | ||||||
Source: Rugby League Project |
Oliver Wilkes, (born 2 May 1980 in Ulverston, Cumbria) is an English born Scottish professional rugby league footballer for Leigh in the Championship. A Scotland international representative forward, he has played for Sheffield Eagles, Huddersfield, Keighley, Leigh, Whitehaven, Wigan, Widnes, Wakefield Trinity where he played all games but one due to a training injury, and Harlequins.
Wilkes was a consistent feature within the 2009 Wakefield Trinity squad, and they managed to secure a fifth-place finish within the Engage Super League reaching the play-offs. During the 2014 season, Oliver captained Leigh to the league leaders shield and the championship grand final victory. At the end of the 2015 season, he announced he was leaving Leigh to return home and sign for his hometown club Barrow
During 2006, he played with Widnes in the 2006 Grand Final. After the season, he required reconstructive shoulder surgery.[2] In 2007, he scored 15 tries in 34 games with Widnes.[3]
He was named to the Scotland training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup[4] and was named to the full Scotland squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup. He scored the winning try over Fiji in Scotland's first ever World Cup win.[5]
Wilkes has won caps for Scotland while at Keighley, Leigh, Widnes and Wakefield Trinity 2003…present 15-caps.
References
- 1 2 3 "Oliver Wilkes". rlwc2013.com. Rugby League International Federation. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ↑ "Oliver Wilkes". Widnes. 2007-07-20. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-07-20.
- ↑ "Player Stats". Widnes. 2007-07-20. Archived from the original on 2007-06-21. Retrieved 2007-07-20.
- ↑ "Henderson trio in Scots cup squad". BBC. 2008-08-29. Retrieved 2008-10-03.
- ↑ "Logan back in Scotland cup squad". BBC. 2008-10-08. Retrieved 2008-10-09.
External links
- Harlequins profile
- Wakefield Trinity Wildcats profile
- Widnes Profile
- Wigan Profile
- Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org