John Olive (rugby league)

John Olive
Olive playing for the Rabbitohs in 2014.
Personal information
Born (1996-11-04) 4 November 1996
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height 186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 95 kg (14 st 13 lb)
Playing information
Position Centre, Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2015 South Sydney Rabbitohs 1 0 0 0 0
2016– Gold Coast Titans 4 2 0 0 8
Total 5 2 0 0 8
As of 2 April 2016
Source: [1]

John Olive (born 4 November 1996) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Gold Coast Titans in the National Rugby League. He plays at centre and wing and previously played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs.

Background

Born in Sydney, New South Wales, Olive played his junior rugby league for the Kingsgrove Colts, before being signed by the South Sydney Rabbitohs.

Playing career

Early career

In 2014, Olive played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs' NYC team.[2] In November and December 2014, he played for the Australian Schoolboys.[3]

2015

In 2015, Olive graduated on to the Rabbitohs' New South Wales Cup team, North Sydney Bears.[4] In Round 14 of the 2015 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Rabbitohs against the Wests Tigers.[5][6] On 8 July, he played for the New South Wales under-20s team against the Queensland under-20s team.[7] In October, he signed a 2-year contract with the Gold Coast Titans starting in 2017.[8]

2016

In February, Olive joined the Titans effective immediately after being granted a release by the Rabbitohs a year early.[9][10]


References

  1. ↑ "John Olive - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
  2. ↑ "O". Nycdatabase.org. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
  3. ↑ "Robert Jennings picked for the Australian Schoolboys rugby league team". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  4. ↑ "About Us - Nsw Cup Team". Northsydneybears.com.au. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
  5. ↑ "NRL 2015 - Round 14". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2015-10-17.
  6. ↑ "Late Mail: Rd 14, 2015". Rabbitohs.com.au. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
  7. ↑ "PAY'S SAY: NSW Under-20s side". NSWRL.com.au. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
  8. ↑ "Newcastle Gun Extends; Bulldogs Sign Exciting Centre". Foxsports.com.au. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
  9. ↑ NRL. "Origin of a new future". Titans. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  10. ↑ Michael Carayannis. "John Olive leaves South Sydney Rabbitohs, Brisbane Broncos snare Tevita Pangai". Smh.com.au. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
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