Oliver Griffiths (born 23 March 1995) is a Wales international rugby union player who plays for the Dragons regional team as a flanker.
| Birth name | Oliver Griffiths | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 23 March 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Newport, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 104 kg (16 st 5 lb; 229 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Griffiths made his debut for the Newport Gwent Dragons regional team in 2014 having previously played for the Dragons academy, Cross Keys RFC and Newport RFC. Griffiths was made Newport RFC’s youngest ever captain.
International
editIn May 2017 Griffiths was selected for the Wales national team summer 2017 tour of Samoa and Tonga.[1]
Griffiths made his test debut off the bench against Tonga on 15 June 2017.[2] He came off the bench in an uncapped match against the Barbarians.[2]
References
edit- ^ Griffiths in Wales squad
- ^ a b "Dragons lock down 1-cap Welsh international Ollie Griffiths". RugbyPass. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2022.