Warrington Wolves have secured the signing of Oliver Giles, a prop forward who played for the under 18s last season. Below is a copy of the report on the Warrington Wolves website.
Warrington Wolves are proud to announce the academy signing of Oliver Giles.
The club is constantly building the youth squad to provide a foundation for the future. Oliver, 17, has signed for the Wolves u18s on a two-year part-time contract from Crosfields Amateur Club.
The front-row forward was recommended to the coaches by the club’s Sales and Marketing Manager Dave Hutchinson whose son played for the same Crosfields side.
Oliver has now played six games for the Wolves Academy and remembers how fast his debut game was. “I am really enjoying the training programme and I’m learning lots of new skills that will help me develop as a player and person. I have fitted in really well with my new team-mates both on and off the field. My ultimate aim is to make first team rugby.”
Crosfield coaches Dave Reid, Russ Malley and Tony Green met Oliver 12 months ago and have since enjoyed watching him develop as a player.
Dave Reid said: “When we first met Oliver he was a raw player from Rugby Union and we were excited about watching him play. He is ideal for a Rugby League prop and we knew he was always going to be good. He listened to everything we said and took everything on board. We are very proud that he has got to this stage. John Bastian and the staff at the Wolves have got high hopes for him as a player. We wish him well in progressing further.”
John Bastian, Wolves Director of Youth Development reiterated this. “At 17 years old Oliver has lots of raw talent and has the potential to advance in the Warrington Wolves system. One of his biggest attributes is his honesty and ability to want to improve and listening to the education by his coaches and conditioners. At the moment he’s a little bit mechanical in his movement patterns but we can improve that and we need to work on his basic core skills. The other key attribute he possesses is that he plays hard and is brave in his commitment when playing the game. At 17 years old, 6ft 3in in height and 16 stone Oliver has some very good athletic attributes that will improve through the strength and conditioning programme at the Wolves.”
He added: “On behalf of Warrington Wolves I’d like to thank Crosfields RL club for their co- operation in progressing the development of Oliver on his pathway to hopefully future success.”
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