Ollie Hoskins (rugby union)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oliver Matthew David Hoskins | ||
| Born |
6 March 1993 Perth, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Weight | 122 kg (19 st 3 lb) | ||
| School(s) attended | Scotch College, Perth | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Prop | ||
| Current club | Force | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–13 | Force | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2014–16 | Force | 26 | (0) |
| 2014−15 | Perth Spirit | 15 | (10) |
| 2016– | London Irish | 0 | (0) |
| Representative team(s)‡ | |||
| 2012–13 | Australia Under-20 | 7 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 4 November 2015. | |||
Ollie Hoskins (born 6 March 1993) is an Australian rugby union player who started his career as a prop for the Western Force in Super Rugby and signed with London Irish in March 2016.[1][2][3]
Career
Hoskins was born and raised in Perth, Western Australia and represented his state at various age-group levels during his school days. He was a member of the Force training squad for both the 2012 and 2013 Super Rugby seasons. During this time he gained useful international experience with appearances against Samoa A in the IRB Nations Cup and a Tongan XV side at the beginning of 2013.[4]
For 2014, Hoskins was named as a member of the Force's Wider Training Group alongside Brad Lacey, Dillyn Leyds, Dylan Sage and Francois van Wyk.[2] He gained his first Super Rugby cap in the Force's opening round defeat to the Waratahs in Sydney, replacing Kieran Longbottom in the 59th minute of the game.[5][6]
On 28 April, 2016 it was announced that Hoskins would join Green King IPA Championship side London Irish for the 2016-17 season.[7]
International
Hoskins was a part of the Australia Under-20 squad for the 2012 IRB Junior World Championship in South Africa and the 2013 tournament in France.[8][9][10]
Super Rugby Statistics
- As of 20 June 2016[11]
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Force | 15 | 0 | 15 | 173 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Force | 11 | 0 | 11 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Force | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 26 | 0 | 26 | 328 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
References
- ↑ "Ollie Hoskins Force Player Profile". Western Force. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- 1 2 "Force finalises 2014 playing roster". Rugby Western Australia. 9 January 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
- ↑ "Ollie Hoskins Player Statistics". itsrugby. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
- ↑ "Australia U20 Media Guide 2013" (PDF). Rugby Australia. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
- ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Waratahs 43-21 Force". South African Rugby Union. 23 February 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ↑ "Force, Waratahs keep teams under wraps". The West Australian. 21 February 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
- ↑ "London Irish sign Western Force prop Ollie Hoskins from next season". Sky Sports. 28 April 2016.
- ↑ "Australian Under 20s squad named for 2012". Rugby Australia. 2 May 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- ↑ "Queensland's Curtis Browning to Captain Australian Under 20s at IRB Junior World Championship". Rugby Australia. 18 April 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- ↑ "Ollie Hoskins IRB JWC Player Profile". IRB.com. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
- ↑ "Player Statistics". its rugby. Retrieved 26 July 2016.