Olly Kohn
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| Birth name | Oliver Kohn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 19 March 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bristol, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 138 kg (21 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | The Ridings High School St. Brendan's Sixth Form College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Olly Kohn (born 19 March 1981, in Bristol) is a Wales international rugby union player for Harlequins having previously played for Bristol and Plymouth Albion.[1]
A lock forward, Kohn won the English Premiership with Harlequins in 2011-12, starting in the final against Leicester Tigers.[2]
Kohn was forced to retire at the end of the 2012/2013 season due to injury.
International
[edit]In January 2013 Kohn announced that he was eligible to play for Wales as his grandfather was from the Rhymney Valley.[3] On 25 January 2013 Kohn was called up to the Wales squad for the 2013 Six Nations Championship.[4] Kohn made his international debut for Wales in their first match of the 2013 Six Nations Championship against Ireland at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff on 2 February 2013 as a second-half replacement.
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Kohn gets Wales call-up". WRU Newsroom. Welsh Rugby Union. 25 January 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- ^ "Harlequins 30-23 Leicester". BBC Sport. 26 May 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
- ^ Kohn eligible for Wales
- ^ "Six Nations: Shock Wales call up for Quins lock Olly Kohn". BBC Sport. BBC. 25 January 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
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