Oliver Wilkes

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Oliver Wilkes
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Personal information
Born (1980-05-02) 2 May 1980 (age 44)[1]
Ulverston, Cumbria, England
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight 104 kg (16 st 5 lb)[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 Wildcats 59 8 0 0 32
2010–11 Harlequins 55 5 0 0 20
2012–13 Wakefield Wildcats 50 3 0 0 12
2014– Leigh Centurions
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 the Leigh Centurions club of the Championship. A Scotland international representative forward, he has played for Sheffield Eagles, Huddersfield, Keighley, Leigh, Whitehaven, Wigan, Widnes, Wakefield Trinity Wildcats where he played all games but one due to a training injury, and Harlequins.

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Wilkes in action for Wakefield

Wilkes was a consistent feature within the 2009 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 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 the Leigh Centurions to the league leaders shield and the championship grand final victory.

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 Cougars, Leigh Centurions, Widnes Vikings, and Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 2003…present 15-caps.

References

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