Olly Barkley

Quick Facts

Full Name	Olly Barkley
Occupation	Rugby Union Player
Date Of Birth	Nov 28, 1981(1981-11-28)
Age	43
Birthplace	Hammersmith
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Scorpio

Olly Barkley Biography

Olly Barkley is one of the most popular and richest Rugby Union Player who was born on November 28, 1981 in Hammersmith, England, United Kingdom. Oliver John Barkley (born 28 November 1981) is an ex- English union player in the sport of rugby which played in Bath, Gloucester, Racing Metro, Grenoble, Scarlets and London Welsh at fly-half between 2001 and 2016.

England coach Andy Robinson named him in his group tour for Australia during June. Barkley was also among the 18 players in the tour squad that were included in the 24-man England team to face the Barbarians at Twickenham on the 28th of May. Barkley played a key role in the first English victory against Barbarians since 2002. Barbarians in the last two years, when he scored 21 points during the game, which included one score. He was the fly- half in the first half for the first of two test matches with Australia, England losing 34-3 and Barkley scoring England’s sole points during the game through an injury-time goal. Barkley was on the bench during the third test at Melbourne Australia, which was England’s final game of the tour.

He started off the 2005 Six Nations as a reserve in the opening match against Wales in Cardiff, but started the next match against France at Twickenham, where he scored a try in the 17–18 defeat. He subsequently started the remaining matches against Ireland, Italy and Scotland. He was a reserve in two other matches in 2005, against Australia and Samoa. Barkley dislocated his thumb in a club match against Leinster, the injury ruling him out of the opening game of the 2006 Six Nations Championship against Wales.

On 1 August 2006 Barkley was arrested in Newquay by police using CS spray after a fight in which a man suffered a broken jaw, but was later released without charge. He was selected for the England Saxons for the 2007 Churchill Cup. He was a member of England’s 2007 World Cup squad.

Barkley was noticed in the company of Andy Robinson and Brian Ashton when he was playing for Colston’s in 1999 and 2000. Barkley became the first player to play in the Heineken Cup debut for Bath on October 6, 2001, stepping in as an extra against Swansea. His debut Heineken Cup try in a match with Italian Gran Rugby. Gran Rugby, whilst playing as a fullback on October 11, 2002, in Parma.

Olly Barkley Net Worth

Olly Barkley is one of the richest Rugby Union Player from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Olly Barkley 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Barkley is a native of Hammersmith, London but raised in Wadebridge, Cornwall. He attended Wadebridge School, and later at Colston’s Collegiate School, Bristol where, under the supervision from Peter Mallorie and Alan Martinovic He was captain of the team to an Daily Mail Cup success in 2000.

The player made his first appearance for England on the summer tour of North America in 2001 in an exhibition match against United States on 16 June in San Francisco, coming on in the second half an extra player during the game’s 48-19 victory. He was just 19 at the time and had yet to make an appearance in the senior squad of the club he played for.

He returned to the England side as a reserve in the opening game of the 2004 RBS Six Nations against Italy in Rome. He held his position for the subsequent match against Ireland at Twickenham. He made a breakthrough in 2004 when Sir Clive Woodward handed him England’s number 10 jersey for the Six Nations Championship matches against Wales when he replaced an injured Paul Grayson at fly half and France, scoring 27 points over the two games. It is thought that from his promotion in the 2004 Six Nations he became a regular member of the squad. Later on in 2004, during the mid-year tests against the southern hemisphere nations, Barkley was a reserve for the matches against the All Blacks in Auckland and Wallabies in Brisbane.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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On 20 September 2012 it was announced that Barkley had signed a contract with Racing Metro under the Medical Joker rule. He scored 16 points in his last Bath game, at the Rec against Sale.

Facts & Trivia

Olly Ranked on the list of most popular Rugby Union Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Olly Barkley celebrates birthday on November 28 of every year.

On 13 May 2013, Barkley would leave Racing Metro to join Grenoble in the French Top 14 on a two-year contract for the 2013/14 season. However, on 29 January 2014, it was announced Barkley would leave Grenoble with immediate effect due to the move to the French club not working out well for himself. On 3 February 2014, Barkley signed for Welsh region Scarlets in the Pro12 on a four-month contract until the end of the season.

What happened Olly Barkley?

Barkley dislocated his thumb in a club match against Leinster , the injury ruling him out of the opening game of the 2006 Six Nations Championship against Wales. England coach Andy Robinson named him in his touring party to Australia in June.

Who does Olly Barkley play for?

Published: Monday 27th January 2020. As a rugby player, Olly Barkley won 23 caps for England over the course of a 14-year career. However his greatest work has arguably come since retirement in the founding of charity focused events company M2M Presents with fellow ex-pro Ed Jackson.