Oliver Wilkes

Oliver Wilkes
Personal information
Born (1980-05-02) 2 May 1980[1]
Ulverston, Cumbria, England
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 in action for Wakefield Trinity

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. 1 2 3 "Oliver Wilkes". rlwc2013.com. Rugby League International Federation. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "Oliver Wilkes". Widnes. 2007-07-20. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-07-20.
  3. ↑ "Player Stats". Widnes. 2007-07-20. Archived from the original on 2007-06-21. Retrieved 2007-07-20.
  4. ↑ "Henderson trio in Scots cup squad". BBC. 2008-08-29. Retrieved 2008-10-03.
  5. ↑ "Logan back in Scotland cup squad". BBC. 2008-10-08. Retrieved 2008-10-09.
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