| Oliver Holmes | |
| Fullname: | Oliver Josh Holmes[1] |
| Birth Date: | 7 August 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Altofts, West Yorkshire, England |
| Height: | 1.83abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
| Weight: | 97abbr=onNaNabbr=on[2] |
| Year1start: | 2010 |
| Year1end: | 21 |
| Appearances1: | 229 |
| Tries1: | 45 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals1: | 0 |
| Points1: | 180 |
| Year2start: | 2022 |
| Appearances2: | 24 |
| Tries2: | 3 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals2: | 0 |
| Points2: | 12 |
| Year3start: | 2023 |
| Year3end: | 24 |
| Appearances3: | 28 |
| Tries3: | 3 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals3: | 0 |
| Points3: | 12 |
| Year4start: | 2025 |
| Year4end: | present |
| Appearances4: | 0 |
| Tries4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals4: | 0 |
| Points4: | 0 |
| Teama: | England |
| Yearastart: | 2018 |
| Appearancesa: | 1 |
| Triesa: | 0 |
| Goalsa: | 0 |
| Fieldgoalsa: | 0 |
| Pointsa: | 0 |
| Teamb: | England Knights |
| Yearbstart: | 2018 |
| Appearancesb: | 2 |
| Triesb: | 0 |
| Goalsb: | 0 |
| Fieldgoalsb: | 0 |
| Pointsb: | 0 |
| Source: | [3] |
| New: | yes |
| Retired: | no |
| Updated: | 5 October 2024 |
Oliver Holmes (born 7 August 1992) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a forward for Hull FC in the Super League.
He has played at representative level for England and the England Knights. He has previously played for the Castleford Tigers, where he spent the majority of his club career, as well as the Warrington Wolves and the Leigh Leopards in Super League.
Holmes was born in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England.
Holmes made his senior Castleford debut against the Huddersfield Giants on 9 April 2010.
Holmes scored a try in the 2014 Challenge Cup final defeat by the Leeds Rhinos at Wembley Stadium.[4]
Holmes played in Castleford's victory over Wakefield Trinity in August 2017, to help the club secure their first ever top-flight league title. He also played in the 2017 Super League Grand Final defeat by the Leeds Rhinos at Old Trafford.[5] [6] [7]
On 17 July 2021, he played for Castleford in their 2021 Challenge Cup final loss against St Helens.[8]
In June 2021, Holmes signed a three-year contract to join the Warrington Wolves from 2022 until the end of the 2024 season.[9]
On 11 August 2022, during a match game between Toulouse Olympique and Warrington, Holmes was assaulted by Toulouse player Corey Norman who stuck his hand in Holmes' buttocks. Norman received an eight game suspension and £500 fine.[10]
On 20 October 2022, Holmes signed a contract to join the newly promoted Leigh side.[11]
On 12 August 2023, Holmes played for Leigh in their 2023 Challenge Cup final victory over Hull Kingston Rovers.[12] Holmes played 19 games for Leigh in the 2023 Super League season as the club finished fifth on the table and qualified for the playoffs.[13]
On 9 July 2024, it was announced that Holmes had signed for Hull FC in the Super League from the 2025 season.[14]
In July 2018, he was selected in the England Knights Performance squad.[15]
Holmes made his England debut on 17 October 2018 in England's 44–6 win over France at Leigh Sports Village.[16] [17]
In 2018, he was selected for the England Knights on their tour of Papua New Guinea.[18] He played in the Knights' 12–16 victory at the Lae Football Stadium in Lae, and their 32–22 loss at the Oil Search National Football Stadium in Port Moresby.[19] [20] [21]
| Club | Season | Tier | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castleford Tigers | 2010 | Super League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 | Super League | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2012 | Super League | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||
| 2013 | Super League | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 2014 | Super League | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 | ||
| 2015 | Super League | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | ||
| 2016 | Super League | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | ||
| 2017 | Super League | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2018 | Super League | 27 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| 2019 | Super League | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 2020 | Super League | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 2021 | Super League | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Total | 229 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 180 | |||
| Warrington Wolves | 2022 | Super League | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Leigh Leopards | 2023 | Super League | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2024 | Super League | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| Total | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||
| Hull F.C. | 2025 | Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 281 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 204 | |||