Oliver Wilkes

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Oliver Wilkes
Personal information
Full name Oliver Wilkes
Date of birth May 2, 1980 (1980-05-02) (age 28)
Place of birth Ulverston, Cumbria, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.87 m)
Weight 16 st 11 lb (107 kg)
Nickname(s) Oli
Club information
Position(s) Prop
Current club Wakefield Wildcats
Number 18
Youth clubs
Years Club
Ulverston Wasps Barrow Boarder Raiders
Senior clubs*
Years Club Apps (points)




2005 - 06
2006
2006 - 07
2008 -		 Keighley Cougars
Sheffield Eagles
Huddersfield Giants
Leigh Centurions
Whitehaven
Wigan Warriors
Widnes Vikings
Wakefield Wildcats




6 (0)

2 (0)
Representative teams
Scotland 5 (0)

* Professional club appearances and points
counted for domestic first grade only.

Oliver Wilkes, born 2nd May, 1980 is an English rugby league player.

Oliver Wilkes plays for the Widnes Vikings in National League One. He also plays for Scotland.

Wilkes' position of choice is as a [[Rugby league positions#Second-row], however in 2007 he has moved into the front-row. He has in the past played at loose-forward.

Oliver Wilkes has a wealth of experience at a number of clubs, previously playing for Wigan, Whitehaven, Huddersfield, Leigh, Sheffield and Keighley.

He was signed by Wigan during a run of injuries at the Super League club. He later joined Widnes initially on loan in 2006, a move that he later made permanent.

Wilkes has been a revelation with Widnes, in 2007 scoring 15 tries in 34 games. [1]

During 2006 he played through the pain barrier to help Widnes to the 2006 Grand Final before succumbing to surgery in the close season. [2]

Oliver Wilkes is an Scottish international.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Player Stats. Widnes (2007-07-20). Retrieved on 2007-07-20.
  2. ^ Oliver Wilkes. Widnes (2007-07-20). Retrieved on 2007-07-20.

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