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| Born | 2 May 1980[1] Ulverston, Cumbria, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 17 st 4 lb (110 kg)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Oliver Wilkes (born 2 May 1980) is a former Scotland international rugby League footballer who played as a prop, second-row and loose forward in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s.
He has played for the Sheffield Eagles, Huddersfield Giants, Keighley Cougars, Leigh Centurions (two spells), Whitehaven, Wigan Warriors,[4] Widnes Vikings, Wakefield Trinity Wildcats (two spells), Harlequins RL, Barrow Raiders and Workington Town.
Background
[edit]Wilkes was born in Ulverston, Cumbria, England.
Playing career
[edit]Sheffield Eagles
[edit]Wilkes began his career at Sheffield Eagles, making his Super League début as an 18-year-old in 1998.[citation needed]
Huddersfield Giants
[edit]He also played in Super League for Huddersfield Giants.[citation needed]
Keighley Cougars
[edit]He then join the Keighley Cougars in the Northern Ford Premiership.[citation needed]
Leigh Centurions
[edit]He then spent time at Leigh Centurions, featuring for them in Super League in 2005.[citation needed]
Wigan Warriors
[edit]He briefly returned to Super League with Wigan Warriors in 2006. In 2022, Wilkes admitted that he had taken performance-enhancing drugs at his previous club, Whitehaven, prior to his to move to Wigan.[5]
Widnes Vikings
[edit]His next move was to the Widnes Vikings. He played for Widnes Vikings in the 2006 National League Grand Final. After the season, he required reconstructive shoulder surgery.[6] In 2007, he scored 15 tries in 34 games with Widnes Vikings before returning to Super League with Wakefield Trinity Wildcats the following year.[7]
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
[edit]He returned to the Super League with Wakefield Trinity Wildcatsin 2007.[7]
Wilkes was a consistent feature within the 2009 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats squad, and they managed to secure a fifth-place finish within the Super League reaching the play-offs.
Harlequins Rugby League
[edit]He then moved to Harlequins RL, spending two years there before returning to Wakefield Trinity Wildcats.[citation needed]
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
[edit]Wilkes rejoined Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in 2012.
Leigh
[edit]Wilkes left Wakefield Trinity Wildcats to rejoin Leigh in 2014, captained the side 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 sign for his hometown club Barrow.[citation needed]
Barrow Raiders
[edit]Wilkes left the Barrow Raiders after spending the 2016 and 2017 seasons at the League 1 club.
Workington Town
[edit]Wilkes joined Workington Town ahead of the 2018 season. He was named club captain for the 2018 season, he played for town for 2 years making 43 appearances and scoring 18 tries, Wilkes announced his retirement in August 2019.[8]
International career
[edit]He was named to the Scotland training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup[9] 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.[10] Wilkes was recalled to the Scotland squad in 2018, at the age of 38, for the European championships.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Oliver Wilkes". rlwc2013.com. Rugby League International Federation. Archived from the original on 17 November 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Player Summary: Oliver Wilkes". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Heritage Numbers - In Debut Order". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Former international player Oliver Wilkes admits performance-enhancing drug use". The Independent. 16 February 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ "Oliver Wilkes". Widnes. 20 July 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 20 July 2007.
- ^ a b "Player Stats". Widnes. 20 July 2007. Archived from the original on 21 June 2007. Retrieved 20 July 2007.
- ^ "My 21 years in Rugby League - Oliver Wilkes". The Rugby Football League. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ "Henderson trio in Scots cup squad". BBC. 29 August 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2008.
- ^ "Logan back in Scotland cup squad". BBC. 8 October 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2008.
External links
[edit]
- Workington Town profile
- (archived by web.archive.org) Harlequins profile
- (archived by web.archive.org) Wakefield Trinity Wildcats profile
- (archived by web.archive.org) Widnes Profile
- (archived by web.archive.org) Wigan Profile
- 1980 births
- Living people
- Barrow Raiders players
- Cumbria rugby league team players
- English people of Scottish descent
- English rugby league players
- Huddersfield Giants players
- Keighley Cougars players
- Leigh Leopards captains
- Leigh Leopards players
- London Broncos players
- Rugby league locks
- Rugby league players from Ulverston
- Rugby league props
- Rugby league second-rows
- Scotland national rugby league team captains
- Scotland national rugby league team players
- Sheffield Eagles (1984) players
- Wakefield Trinity players
- Whitehaven R.L.F.C. players
- Widnes Vikings players
- Wigan Warriors players
- Workington Town players