Ollie Atkins Explained

Oliver Atkins
Birth Name:Oliver Atkins
Birth Date:1988 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Weight:117kg (258lb)
Ru Position:Lock
Years1:2012–2013
Years2:2013–2015
Years3:2015–2019
Years4:2019–2020
Years5:2020–
Clubs1:Sydney University
Clubs2:Edinburgh
Clubs3:Exeter Chiefs
Clubs4:Rouen
Clubs5:Gloucester
Apps1:31
Apps2:33
Apps3:57
Apps4:14
Apps5:0
Points1:5
Points2:5
Points3:5
Points4:5
Points5:0
Ru Clubupdate:22 April 2015
Repteam1:Scotland A
Repyears1:2014
Repcaps1:1
Reppoints1:0
Super1:Western Force
Super2:Waratahs
Super3:Western Force
Superapps1:2
Superapps2:1
Superapps3:6
Superpoints1:0
Superpoints2:5
Superpoints3:0
Superyears1:2012
Superyears2:2013
Superyears3:2020
Super14update:17 July 2020

Oliver Atkins (born 12 August 1988 in Hobart, Australia) is a rugby union footballer. His regular playing position is lock.

He previously played for Aviva Premiership side Exeter, when he left Edinburgh in the summer of 2015.[1]

He was named in the Waratahs squad for the 2013 Super Rugby season.[2] [3] Atkins previously made two appearances for the Western Force during the 2012 Super Rugby season.

Atkins left Exeter Chiefs after four years to join French side Rouen in the Pro D2 for the 2019–20 season.[4] Afterwards, he returned to his home nation in Australia to rejoin Western Force for the 2020 Super Rugby AU season.[5]

On 13 November 2020, Atkins returns to England back in the Premiership Rugby with Gloucester from the 2020–21 season.[6]

Notes and References

  1. News: Exeter sign Atkins from Edinburgh. BBC Sport.
  2. Web site: Waratahs Rugby Media Unit . Ollie Atkins added to HSBC Waratahs squad for 2013 . 19 Sep 2012.
  3. Web site: Waratahs Rugby Media Unit . Ollie Atkins Waratahs Player Profile . 19 Sep 2012.
  4. News: Ollie Atkins: Exeter lock moves to French side Rouen after four years at Chiefs. BBC Sport. 3 June 2019. 4 March 2020.
  5. News: FORMER FORCE PLAYERS RETURN. Western Force. 15 June 2020. 13 November 2020.
  6. News: Gloucester Rugby sign former Exeter Chiefs lock. Gloucestershire Live. 13 November 2020. 13 November 2020.