Ollie Olds

Ollie Olds
Personal information
Full name	Oliver Olds
Born	14 August 1993 (age 31); Bridgend, Wales
Height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Weight	11 st 7 lb (73 kg)
Playing information
Position	Stand-off, Scrum-half
Club
Representative
	Source: As of 21 December 2022

Last updated December 17, 2024

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]

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.^{[ citation needed ]}

Following multiple knee and ankle operations, Olds initially retired from the sport in 2020,^[4] but was persuaded to come out of retirement by his brother.^[5]

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.^[6] 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.^[7]

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References

1 2 "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
↑ "Leeds Rhinos : News : Olds & Pring included in Wales squad". Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
↑ "Ollie Olds announces retirement". Wales Rugby League. 21 June 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
↑ "Rugby League World Cup: Fit-again Olds seizing opportunity". South Wales Argus. 22 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
↑ "Rugby League World Cup: Wales 12-18 Cook Islands - Steve Marsters seals Kukis' victory". www.bbc.co.uk.

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[Profile_at_loverugbyleague.com-1] 1 2 "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.

[Statistics_at_rugbyleagueproject.org-2] 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.

[3] "Leeds Rhinos : News : Olds & Pring included in Wales squad". Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2012.

[4] "Ollie Olds announces retirement". Wales Rugby League. 21 June 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2022.

[5] "Rugby League World Cup: Fit-again Olds seizing opportunity". South Wales Argus. 22 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.

[6] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[7] "Rugby League World Cup: Wales 12-18 Cook Islands - Steve Marsters seals Kukis' victory". www.bbc.co.uk.

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