Rhys Oakley

Rhys Oakley
Born (1980-09-16) 16 September 1980
Height193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight106 kg (16 st 10 lb; 234 lb)
SchoolMarlwood School
Rugby union career
Position Number eight
Youth career
Thornbury RFC
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2002–2003 Bristol Bears 5 (5)
2003–2006 Newport Gwent Dragons 33 (55)
2006–2011 Yorkshire Carnegie 136 (30)
2011–2012 CS Bourgoin 37 (0)
2012–2013 Northampton Saints 22 (0)
2013–2015 Plymouth Albion 82 (15)
2017–2019 Hartpury College R.F.C. 38 (0)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2003 Wales 2 (0)
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2006 Wales 1

Rhys Oakley (born 16 September 1980 in Plymouth) is a former professional rugby union footballer who played as a number eight. Oakley began his professional career with Bristol Rugby, before moving to the Newport Gwent Dragons, Leeds Tykes, Northampton Saints, and CS Bourgoin-Jallieu. During the final years of his career, Oakley spent time as a player-coach for Plymouth Albion R.F.C. and Hartpury University R.F.C. Oakley is a Wales international and represented Wales Sevens at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.