Ollie Griffiths

Oliver Griffiths (born 23 March 1995) is a former Welsh rugby union player who played for the Dragons regional team as a flanker.

Ollie Griffiths

Birth name	Oliver Griffiths
Date of birth	(1995-03-23) 23 March 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth	Newport, Wales
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	104 kg (16 st 5 lb; 229 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Openside Flanker Current team Dragons Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2014–2024 Dragons 105 (30) Correct as of 11:42, 6 February 2024 (UTC) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2014–2015 Wales U20 10 (0) 2017 Wales 1 (0) Correct as of 13 March 2021

Griffiths made his debut for the Newport Gwent Dragons regional team in 2014 having previously played for the Dragons academy, Cross Keys RFC and Newport RFC. Griffiths was made Newport RFC’s youngest ever captain.

Griffiths retired in 2024 due to being diagnosed with Langerhans cell histiocytosis.^[1]

International

In May 2017 Griffiths was selected for the Wales national team summer 2017 tour of Samoa and Tonga.^[2]

Griffiths made his test debut off the bench against Tonga on 15 June 2017.^[3] He came off the bench in an uncapped match against the Barbarians.^[3]