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Oliver Gildart
Oliver Patrick Gildart (born 6 August 1996) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a centre for Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League.
He has previously played for the Wests Tigers and Sydney Roosters in the Australian NRL, the Wigan Warriors in the Super League, and spent time on loan from Wigan at Workington Town in the Kingstone Press Championship and the Salford Red Devils in the Super League. Gildart has also played for England and Great Britain at international level.
Gildart won the 2017 Super League Young Player Of The Year, and the 2016 and the 2018 Super League Grand Finals with Wigan.
Gildart was born in Hindley, Greater Manchester, England to Claire and Ian, a former professional rugby league footballer for Wigan, Wakefield, and Oldham. He is of Italian descent through his mother, and is eligible to represent the Italian national team.
A product of Wigan's junior system, Gildart made his Super League début on loan for Salford Red Devils in 2015, making a total of three appearances before returning to his parent club. He made his début for Wigan in the Super 8s match against Warrington Wolves on 21 August 2015, scoring a try. He then kept his place in the Wigan team for the remainder of the 2015 season, including an appearance in the 2015 Super League Grand Final at Old Trafford in only his tenth career match.
Gildart continued to show promise throughout the 2016 season. One of the signature tries of the year was scored by him in an away match in Perpignan as he straightened up the line and seared his way to the try-line after a flowing length-of-the-field attack by Wigan. He became a fixture in the centres for Wigan. Gildart scored a try in the 2016 Super League Grand Final against the Warrington Wolves which brought Wigan level at 6–6 before they went on to win 12–6 at Old Trafford.
Gildart was in the Wigan team that defeated NRL champions, the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 22–6 to win the World Club Challenge, which ensured Oliver would join father Ian (who was an interchange in the 1987 and 1991 wins) as a World Club Challenge medal winner. Oliver also scored a try in that game. After starting the season in great form, he broke three vertebrae in his back following a Brett Ferres 'crusher' tackle. Gildart was ruled out for three months. He returned with a try against the Leigh Centurions on 8 June. Gildart scored a few weeks later against the Warrington Wolves followed by a brace (two tries) against Leeds. In the Challenge Cup semi-final against Salford, he scored another brace and went on to score another try in the 2017 Challenge Cup Final defeat by Hull F.C. at Wembley Stadium.
Against traditional rivals St. Helens he scored the opening try followed by a slick move within the first two minutes. Just a few moments later following a Ben Barba mistake, Gildart raced forty yards to complete his brace.[citation needed]
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Oliver Gildart
Oliver Patrick Gildart (born 6 August 1996) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a centre for Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League.
He has previously played for the Wests Tigers and Sydney Roosters in the Australian NRL, the Wigan Warriors in the Super League, and spent time on loan from Wigan at Workington Town in the Kingstone Press Championship and the Salford Red Devils in the Super League. Gildart has also played for England and Great Britain at international level.
Gildart won the 2017 Super League Young Player Of The Year, and the 2016 and the 2018 Super League Grand Finals with Wigan.
Gildart was born in Hindley, Greater Manchester, England to Claire and Ian, a former professional rugby league footballer for Wigan, Wakefield, and Oldham. He is of Italian descent through his mother, and is eligible to represent the Italian national team.
A product of Wigan's junior system, Gildart made his Super League début on loan for Salford Red Devils in 2015, making a total of three appearances before returning to his parent club. He made his début for Wigan in the Super 8s match against Warrington Wolves on 21 August 2015, scoring a try. He then kept his place in the Wigan team for the remainder of the 2015 season, including an appearance in the 2015 Super League Grand Final at Old Trafford in only his tenth career match.
Gildart continued to show promise throughout the 2016 season. One of the signature tries of the year was scored by him in an away match in Perpignan as he straightened up the line and seared his way to the try-line after a flowing length-of-the-field attack by Wigan. He became a fixture in the centres for Wigan. Gildart scored a try in the 2016 Super League Grand Final against the Warrington Wolves which brought Wigan level at 6–6 before they went on to win 12–6 at Old Trafford.
Gildart was in the Wigan team that defeated NRL champions, the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 22–6 to win the World Club Challenge, which ensured Oliver would join father Ian (who was an interchange in the 1987 and 1991 wins) as a World Club Challenge medal winner. Oliver also scored a try in that game. After starting the season in great form, he broke three vertebrae in his back following a Brett Ferres 'crusher' tackle. Gildart was ruled out for three months. He returned with a try against the Leigh Centurions on 8 June. Gildart scored a few weeks later against the Warrington Wolves followed by a brace (two tries) against Leeds. In the Challenge Cup semi-final against Salford, he scored another brace and went on to score another try in the 2017 Challenge Cup Final defeat by Hull F.C. at Wembley Stadium.
Against traditional rivals St. Helens he scored the opening try followed by a slick move within the first two minutes. Just a few moments later following a Ben Barba mistake, Gildart raced forty yards to complete his brace.[citation needed]
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