Ollie Hoskins (rugby union)
 Hoskins playing for London Irish, 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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Oli 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 Template:Rut 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 Template:Rut 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] Hoskin's was a regular starter as Irish were promoted at the close of the 2016-17 RFU Championship season. Earning 24 caps in total.[8] 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
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.[9][10][11]
Super Rugby statistics
- As of 20 June 2016[12]
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Template:Rut Force | 15 | 0 | 15 | 173 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Template:Rut Force | 11 | 0 | 11 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Template:Rut 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.