Olly Barkley
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| Full name | Oliver John Barkley | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 28 November 1981 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Hammersmith, England | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (14 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||
| School | Colston's Collegiate School | ||||||||||||
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| Position | Fly-half, centre | ||||||||||||
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| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2001–2008 2008–2009 2009–2012 2012–2013 2013–2014 2014 2014– |
Bath Gloucester Bath Racing Metro Grenoble Scarlets London Welsh |
182 29 57 16 5 8 39 |
(1781) (188) (483) (52) (3) (17) (119) |
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| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2001–2008 | England | 23 | (82) |
Oliver John Barkley (born 28 November 1981 in Hammersmith) is an English rugby union player who plays for London Welsh at fly-half and in the past for England. Uniquely, Barkley played for his country before making his full senior club début at Bath.
Barkley was born in London but raised in Wadebridge, Cornwall. He was educated at Wadebridge School, and later at Colston's Collegiate School, Bristol where, under the guidance of Peter Mallorie and Alan Martinovic, he captained the team to a Daily Mail Cup success in 2000.
Barkley was spotted by Andy Robinson and Brian Ashton while playing for Colston's in 1999–2000. He made his Heineken Cup début for Bath on 6 October 2001, coming on as a reserve against Swansea. He scored his first Heineken Cup try in a game against Italian club Gran Rugby, whilst playing at fullback on 11 October 2002 in Parma.
He made his début for England during the summer tour to North America in 2001 in a game against the United States on 16 June in San Francisco, coming on in the second half as a replacement in the 48–19 win. He was 19 years old at the time, and had not yet made a senior appearance for his club.
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