Olivier Elima

Olivier Elima

Personal information
Born	(1983-05-19) 19 May 1983 (age 33) Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	101 kg (15 st 13 lb)
Playing information
Position	Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2002 Castleford Tigers 1 1 0 0 4 2003–07 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 87 13 0 0 52 2008–10 Catalans Dragons 73 34 0 0 136 2011–12 Bradford Bulls 43 13 0 0 52 2013–16 Catalans Dragons 61 4 0 0 16 Total 265 65 0 0 260 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2004–13 France 28 8 0 0 32
As of 24 February 2017 Source: Rugby League Project

Olivier Elima (born 19 May 1983, in Nantes, France) is a French professional rugby league footballer for French Super League club the Catalans Dragons. A France international representative forward, he played previously for English clubs Castleford Tigers, Wakefield Trinity, and Bradford Bulls.

Olivier Elima has previously played in the centre during the earlier part of his career. The French forward had an excellent season with the Wildcats in 2006. Elima plays in the second row. He has also featured at Prop and Loose Forward.

Elima was named in the France training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.

He had been named in the France squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.

Elima captained France in the 2009 Four Nations tournament, scoring his team's only try in their match against Australia.

Elima captained France in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup Tournament.

Elima confirmed his switch to Bradford Bulls and signed a 2-year contract with the club in September 2010. Statistics do NOT include pre-season friendlies.