Ollie Hoskins (rugby union)
Full name | Oliver Matthew David Hoskins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 6 March 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Perth, Western Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 128 kg (20 st 2 lb; 282 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Scotch College, Perth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ollie Hoskins (born 6 March 1993) is an Australian rugby union international 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] When the club folded, Hoskins was signed by Saracens in June 2023.[4]
Career
[edit]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.[5]
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.[6][7]
On 28 April 2016 it was announced that Hoskins would join Green King IPA Championship side London Irish for the 2016-17 season.[8] Hoskins was a regular starter as Irish were promoted at the close of the 2016-17 RFU Championship season. Earning 24 caps in total.[9] Since the 2016-17 season, Hoskins has racked up 64 caps for London Irish and in the 2018-19 season was voted Supporters Player of the Season.
International
[edit]Hoskins was the starting tighthead prop of the Australia Under-20 squad for the 2012 IRB Junior World Championship in South Africa and the 2013 tournament in France.[10][11][12]
In 2021, Hoskins was drafted into Dave Rennie’s Wallabies squad to potentially cover for Taniela Tupou, who had suffered a head collision in the Scotland game, prior to their clash with England. He made his debut at Twickenham coming on as a substitute on 13 November 2021.
Super Rugby statistics
[edit]- As of 20 June 2016[13]
Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
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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
[edit]- ^ "Ollie Hoskins Force Player Profile". Western Force. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ^ a b "Force finalises 2014 playing roster". Rugby Western Australia. 9 January 2014. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
- ^ "Ollie Hoskins Player Statistics". itsrugby. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
- ^ "Saracens sign Wallabies prop Ollie Hoskins". www.rugbypass.com. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ "Australia U20 Media Guide 2013" (PDF). Rugby Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2014. 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.
- ^ "Ollie Hoskins". London Irish.
- ^ "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.
External
[edit]- 1993 births
- Living people
- Australia international rugby union players
- Australian rugby union players
- London Irish players
- Perth Spirit players
- Rugby union players from Perth, Western Australia
- Rugby union props
- Sportsmen from Western Australia
- Western Force players
- Australian expatriate rugby union players in England
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen