1. Olivier Elima was born on 19 May 1983 and is a French former professional rugby league footballer who was most recently head coach for the Palau Broncos in the French Elite One Championship.
17 Facts About Olivier Elima
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Olivier Elima plays in the second-row, he has featured at prop, and loose forward.
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Olivier Elima was named in the France training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.
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Olivier Elima had been named in the France squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.
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Olivier Elima captained France in the 2009 Four Nations tournament, scoring his team's only try in their match against Australia.
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Olivier Elima captained France in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup Tournament.
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Olivier Elima confirmed his switch to the Bradford Bulls and signed a two-year contract with the club in September 2010.
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Olivier Elima featured in eight consecutive games from Round 1 Leeds until Round 8 Harlequins RL.
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Olivier Elima then appeared in Round 10 against the Salford City Reds to Round 13 Warrington.
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Olivier Elima then featured in thirteen consecutive games from Round 15 against Salford to Round 27 against the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats.
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Olivier Elima appeared in the Challenge Cup game against Wigan.
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Olivier Elima missed all the pre-season games due to a knee injury.
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Olivier Elima returned in round 7 to face St Helens.
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Olivier Elima featured in eleven consecutive games from Round 9 Hull FC to Round 19 against Wigan.
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Olivier Elima featured in Round 26 Hull FC and Round 27 against the Catalans Dragons.
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Olivier Elima featured in the Challenge Cup against Doncaster and Warrington.
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Olivier Elima was appointed coach of Palau Broncos in 2017.