Ollie Sleightholme
Position(s) | Wing | ||
---|---|---|---|
Current team | Northampton Saints | ||
Senior career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
2018– | Northampton Saints | 29 | (95) |
Correct as of 18 January 2020 | |||
International career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
2018 2019-2020 2024- | England U18 England U20 England | 4 10 2 | (15) (25) |
Correct as of 7 February 2020 |
Oliver Harry Sleightholme (born 13 April 2000 in Northampton, England) is an English professional rugby union footballer. He plays as a winger for Northampton Saints.[1] His father, Jon Sleightholme, was an England international.[2]
Youth career
Sleightholme spent all his youth career at Northampton Old Scouts, where he played alongside future Saints teammate Connor Tupai.[3][1] He was a pupil at Northampton School for Boys,[4] and played in the school's team that made it to the semi-final of the 2018 NatWest Schools Cup, in which he scored a try in a 19–12 defeat by Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield.[5] He played for the England rugby sevens team at the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games in the Bahamas, and he scored a try in his team's loss to Samoa in the final.[6] He scored a try on his debut for England under-18s in a 42–14 win against Wales under-18s on 25 March 2018.[7]
Northampton Saints
Sleightholme signed a senior academy contract with Northampton Saints before the 2018–19 season.[8] He made his debut for Northampton in a Premiership Rugby Cup match against Bristol Bears on 27 October 2018.[9] And he made his Premiership debut three weeks later, scoring his first Northampton try 14 seconds after coming on as a second-half replacement against Wasps.[10][11] In only his second European Rugby Challenge Cup game, he scored four tries against Timișoara Saracens on 18 January 2019.[12]
England under-20s
Sleightholme was named in the England squad for the 2019 Six Nations Under 20s Championship,[13] and he made his debut in the opening game against Ireland.[10] He scored tries against both France and Italy to help England finish third in the competition.[1]
Sleightholme also played at the 2019 World Rugby Under 20 Championship,[14] and he scored two tries as England lost to Ireland in the opening game.[15] He subsequently scored a try in England's final pool game against Australia,[16] with England eventually finishing the tournament in fifth place.[17]
Alan Dickens named Sleightholme in his 32-man England squad for the 2020 Six Nations Under 20s Championship.[18]
England senior
He was called up to the senior England squad in September 2021 for a training camp. [19]
He later made his debut for the side in 2024 coming off of the bench in the narrow 16-15 loss to New Zealand [20]
References
- ^ a b c "Ollie Sleightholme player profile". Northampton Saints. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ "At home with the Sleightholmes". Northampton Saints. 30 November 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ "Joy for Scouts youngsters as they claim East Midlands Cup". Northampton Chronicle & Echo. 27 April 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- ^ "NSB Young Saints Join Senior Academy For 2018/19 Season". Northampton School for Boys. 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ "U18 Schools Cup: QEGS set up 2nd U18 final in 3 years". XV Rugby. 6 March 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- ^ "Sleightholme scores as England claim silver at Commonwealth Youth Games". Northampton Saints. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ "Sleightholme scores on England U18 debut". Northampton Saints. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ "Tupai and Sleightholme stay on as Saints hand senior contracts to five young stars". Northampton Chronicle & Echo. 13 March 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ "Saints make 14 changes to matchday squad for Bristol cup clash". Northampton Chronicle & Echo. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Ollie Sleightholme player profile". England Rugby. 18 January 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "Match Report: Northampton Saints 36 – 17 Wasps". Premiership Rugby. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ "Northampton and Harlequins into last eight". Sky Sports. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ "England U20: Six Nations squad features plenty of senior experience". Fifteen Rugby. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "England Men Name U20 Squad for World Rugby U20 Championship". Premiership Rugby. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ "World Rugby U20 Championship: Ireland 42-26 England". BBC Sport. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "England U20 56-33 Australia U20". World Rugby. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "World Rugby U20 Championship: England U20 45-26 Wales U20". BBC Sport. 22 June 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "England men U20s elite player squad for 2020 announced". England Rugby. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "Louis Lynagh called up by England - Billy & Mako Vunipola plus George Ford left out". BBC. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/sleightholme-set-for-england-debut-as-six-saints-stars-are-selected-against-new-zealand-4687094
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