Olly Woodburn
Date of birth | (1991-11-18) 18 November 1991 (age 32) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Bristol, England | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 100 kg (220 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Olly Woodburn (born 18 November 1991) is an English rugby union player. He plays for Exeter Chiefs. His regular playing positions are wing and centre.
Bath
A product of the Bath Rugby academy, Woodburn made his debut for the senior side on 15 October 2011, against Newport Gwent Dragons in the 2011-12 LV= Cup. He scored a try two minutes into the game.[1]
Exeter
On 29 January 2015, Woodburn made his move to local rivals Exeter Chiefs from the 2015-16 season. With the promise of more first team action.[2]
Woodburn enjoyed a hugely successful 2015/2016 Aviva Premiership season, helping Exeter to reach a first-ever Premiership final at Twickenham. Scoring eight tries in 24 appearances. Three of those scores came in a man-of-the-match display at home to rivals Worcester Warriors.
Woodburn's 2016-17 season marked the first English Rugby Union Premiership title for Exeter. Woodburn helped Exeter beat Wasps in the final.[3] He also picked up the club’s Player of the Year award and was nominated for the Premiership’s Player of the Year accolade. A further 11 tries in 27 appearances ensured his presence as an important first team player for the Chiefs, heading into the 2017/2018 campaign. [4]
References
- ^ "Bath Rugby put seven past Newport Gwent Dragons". Bathrugby.com. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
- ^ "Exeter Chiefs welcomes Bath winger Olly Woodburn". Exeter Express and Echo. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
- ^ "Premiership final: Wasps 20-23 Exeter Chiefs (aet)". BBC. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
- ^ "Olly Woodburn, About Olly". Exeter Chiefs. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
Links
https://www.exeterchiefs.co.uk/players/olly-woodburn
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