Olly Cracknell
Welsh rugby union player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Oliver Cracknell (born 26 May 1994) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a flanker or number 8 for Premiership Rugby club Leicester Tigers. He was also a Wales under-20 international.[1]
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| Birth name | Oliver Cracknell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 26 May 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Leeds, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 121 kg (19 st 1 lb; 267 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Leeds Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
Cracknell was part of the Leeds academy and as a teenager he toured South Africa with Leeds Grammar School in 2012.[2] After that he was invited to spend 2013 with Border Bulldogs where he played for their youth team.[2] Cracknell then joined RGC 1404 where his performances led to a first professional contract with Ospreys.[2]
Cracknell made his club debut for Ospreys during the 2014-2015 season.[3] He played in their 2017 League semi-final elimination against Munster.[4] After making over 100 appearances for the Welsh region in November 2021 it was announced that Cracknell would leave to join London Irish.[3][5]
Cracknell signed for Leicester Tigers on 12 May 2022.[6] He made his Leicester debut on 10 September 2022 in a 24-20 defeat away to Exeter Chiefs during the opening round of the season and then scored his first try for Leicester the following week against Newcastle Falcons.[7][8] That season Cracknell scored a try during their Champions Cup quarter-final defeat against Leinster and also played in their Premiership semi-final elimination to Sale Sharks.[9][10]
International career
Cracknell was born and raised in Leeds but qualifies for both England through place of birth and Wales due to his Welsh grandfather from Llanelli.[11]
Cracknell represented Wales U20 during the 2014 Six Nations Under 20s Championship.[12] Later that year he was a member of the Wales side that finished seventh at the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship.[13]
In January 2017 Cracknell was included in Wales’ senior squad for the 2017 Six Nations Championship but has not been capped.[14][15]
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