Cole Oakley (born 25 October 2000) is a professional
rugby league
Rugby league football, commonly known as rugby league in English-speaking countries and rugby 13/XIII in non-Anglophone Europe, is a contact sport, full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular Rugby league playin ...
footballer who plays as a for
North Wales Crusaders
The North Wales Crusaders () is a professional rugby league club based in Colwyn Bay, Wales. They are the successors to the former Super League club Crusaders Rugby League. Crusaders compete in League 1, the third tier of English rugby leagu ...
in the
RFL League 1
The Rugby Football League's League One (known as the Betfred League One) is the third-highest division of rugby league in Britain. It is also the lowest level of professional rugby league in Britain.
Introduced in 2003 as National League 2 i ...
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Career
2020
Oakley made his Super League debut in round 14 of the
2020 Super League season
Super League XXV, known as the 2020 Betfred Super League for sponsorship reasons, was the 25th season of the Super League and 126th season of rugby league in Great Britain. St Helens were the reigning champions going into Super League XXV.
At ...
for Warrington against the
Salford Red Devils
The Salford Red Devils are a professional rugby league club in Salford, England. They play home games at Salford Community Stadium in Barton upon Irwell and compete in the Super League, the top tier of British rugby league system, British rugb ...
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Newcastle Thunder (loan)
On 24 December 2020 it was announced that Oakley would join
Newcastle Thunder
The Newcastle Thunder is a professional rugby league club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It was founded in 2000 as Gateshead Thunder, after the merger of the original Gateshead Thunder into Hull F.C. in 1999. The Thunder were based in ...
on loan
Rochdale Hornets (loan)
On 17 June 2021, it was reported that he had signed for the
Rochdale Hornets
The Rochdale Hornets are a professional rugby league club from Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England, competing in the League 1, the third tier of European rugby league. The Rochdale Hornets are one of the original twenty-two rugby clubs tha ...
in the
RFL League 1
The Rugby Football League's League One (known as the Betfred League One) is the third-highest division of rugby league in Britain. It is also the lowest level of professional rugby league in Britain.
Introduced in 2003 as National League 2 i ...
on loan
Halifax Panthers
On 8 November 2021, it was reported that he had signed for
Halifax in the
RFL Championship
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Swinton Lions
On 14 October 2023 it was reported that he had signed for
Swinton in the
RFL Championship
The Rugby Football League Championship, (known as the Betfred Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the second highest division of rugby league in British rugby league system, Britain (with one team in the league also being based in France) ...
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References
External links
Warrington profile
{{North Wales Crusaders squad
2000 births
Living people
21st-century English sportsmen
Dewsbury Rams players
English rugby league players
Halifax Panthers players
Hunslet R.L.F.C. players
Keighley Cougars players
Newcastle Thunder players
North Wales Crusaders players
Rochdale Hornets players
Rugby league second-rows
Swinton Lions players
Warrington Wolves players