Ollie Hoskins | |
Fullname: | Oliver Matthew David Hoskins |
Birth Date: | 6 March 1993 |
Birth Place: | Perth, Western Australia |
Height: | 1.91m (06.27feet) |
Weight: | 1280NaN0 |
School: | Scotch College, Perth |
Position: | Tighthead Prop |
Currentclub: | Saracens |
Youthyears1: | 2012–2013 |
Youthclubs1: | Western Force |
Years1: | 2014–2016 |
Clubs1: | Western Force |
Apps1: | 26 |
Points1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2014−2015 |
Clubs2: | Perth Spirit |
Apps2: | 15 |
Points2: | 10 |
Years3: | 2016–2023 |
Clubs3: | London Irish |
Apps3: | 134 |
Points3: | 100 |
Years4: | 2023 - |
Clubs4: | Saracens |
Apps4: | 0 |
Points4: | 0 |
Clubupdate: | 17 June 2022 |
Repyears1: | 2012–2014 |
Repteam1: | Australia Under-20 |
Repcaps1: | 7 |
Reppoints1: | 0 |
Repyears2: | 2021 |
Repteam2: | Australia |
Repcaps2: | 1 |
Reppoints2: | 0 |
Repupdate: | 14 November 2021 |
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]
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 training squad for both the 2012 and 2013 Super Rugby seasons. During this time he gained useful international experience with appearances against 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 in Sydney, replacing Kieran Longbottom in the 59th minute of the game.[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] Hoskins 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.
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]
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.
Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15 | 0 | 15 | 173 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
11 | 0 | 11 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 26 | 0 | 26 | 328 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |