Oliver Fox (rugby union)
| Birth name | Oliver James Fox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 14 March 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 87 kg (13 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | New College, Pontefract | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Oliver Fox (born 14 March 1999) is an English rugby union player for Ealing Trailfinders in the RFU Championship, and previously for Bath in the Premiership Rugby. His main position is scrum-half.
Career
[edit]An early convert from rugby league, Fox played the 13-a-side game from the age of five and joined Wakefield-based Sandal RUFC four years later. He switched to the Yorkshire Carnegie Academy when 14. He played for England U18s during their tour in South Africa.[1]
He made his senior debut for Carnegie against Newport Gwent Dragons in the 2016-17 British and Irish Cup back in December 2016.[2] He later made his league debut in the Greene King IPA Championship at Jersey Reds in November 2017.[3]
He was called up to the England U20s squad for the 2019 Six Nations Under 20s Championship and for the 2019 World Rugby Under 20 Championship.[4]
On 14 March 2019, Fox left Yorkshire Carnegie to sign for Premiership side Bath from the 2019–20 season.[5] He made his first-team debut for Bath against Exeter Chiefs in the Premiership Rugby Cup during the 2019–20 season.[6] He later moved to Ealing Trailfinders where he played for the first half of the 2023-23 season before joining Randwick during the second half of that season. before signing for Doncaster Knights ahead of the 2023-24 Championship season.
References
[edit]- ^ "England cap for New College student". NC Pontefract. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ "DRAGONS PS V YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE MATCH REPORT". Dragons Rugby. 17 December 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ "JERSEY REDS 10 YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE 20". Jersey Reds. 25 November 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ "England U20s: 2019 Player-by-player review". Rugby Pass. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ "Bath Rugby target Yorkshire Carnegie and England U20s scrum-half for next season". Somerset Live. 14 March 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ "Exeter Chiefs 28 Bath Rugby 14 - highlights and lowlights from the Premiership Rugby Cup clash at Sandy Park". Somerset Live. 21 September 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
External links
[edit]- Bath Rugby Profile
- Oliver Fox at ESPNscrum
- Oliver Fox at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Ultimate Rugby Profile