Oliver Holmes (rugby league)

Oliver Holmes (born 7 August 1992) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward for the Warrington Wolves in the Super League.

Oliver Holmes
Personal information
Born (1992-08-07) 7 August 1992
Altofts, West Yorkshire, England
Height5 ft 11 in (1.81 m)
Weight15 st 4 lb (97 kg)[1]
Playing information
PositionSecond-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2010–21 Castleford Tigers 221 42 0 0 168
2022– Warrington Wolves 1 0 0 0 0
Total 222 42 0 0 168
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018– England 1 0 0 0 0
2018– England Knights 2 0 0 0 0
As of 30 June 2021
Source: [2][3]

He has played at representative level for England and the England Knights. He has played his entire professional club career with Castleford, his hometown club.[2][3]

Background

Holmes was born in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England.

Club career

Holmes made his senior Castleford début against the Huddersfield Giants on 9 April 2010.

He scored a try in the 2014 Challenge Cup Final defeat by the Leeds Rhinos at Wembley Stadium.[4][3]

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's signed a 3-year contract to join the Warrington Wolves, for the 2022 season, until the end of the 2024 season.[9]

International career

In July 2018 he was selected in the England Knights Performance squad.[10]

Holmes made his England début on 17 October 2018 in England's 44–6 win over France at Leigh Sports Village.[11][12]

In 2018 he was selected for the England Knights on their tour of Papua New Guinea.[13] 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.[14][15][16]

References
  1. "Castleford Tigers 1st Team Oliver Holmes". Official Castleford Tigers web site. Castleford Tigers Rugby League Football Club Ltd. 2015. Archived from the original on 7 November 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  2. "Statistics at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  3. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  4. "Leeds lift Challenge Cup after Ryan Hall's double stuns Castleford". Guardian. 23 August 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  5. "Castleford 6-24 Leeds: Grand Final 2017 – as it happened". Guardian. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  6. "Grand Final 2017: Castleford 6-24 Leeds Rhinos". BBC Sport. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  7. "Danny McGuire guides Leeds to Grand Final success over Castleford". Guardian. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  8. "Challenge Cup: St Helens beat Castleford 26-12 for first Wembley victory since 2008". www.bbc.co.uk.
  9. "Holmes's signs for Warrington wolves for the 2022 super league season". warringtonguardian.co.uk/sport/wolves/wolvesnews/19373425.warrington-wolves-sign-oliver-holmes-peter-matautia/.
  10. "Ten new additions in England Knights squad". loverugbyleague. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  11. "England 44-6 France: Tom Johnstone scores hat-trick in warm-up for New Zealand Test series". 17 October 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  12. "Tom Johnstone marks debut with England hat-trick against France". Guardian. 17 October 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  13. "Hughes to lead England Knights on Papua New Guinea adventure". www.rugby-league.com. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  14. "Papua New Guinea v England Knights - NRL match centre". wwos.nine.com.au. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  15. "Papua New Guinea vs England Knights". WWOS. 3 November 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  16. "Oliver Holmes called up to the England Knights squad". www.rugby-league.com. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
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