Oliver John Barkley was born on 28 November 1981 and is a former English rugby union player who played for Bath, Gloucester, Racing Metro, Grenoble, Scarlets and London Welsh at fly-half between 2001 and 2016.
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28 Facts About Olly Barkley
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Olly Barkley was educated at Wadebridge School, and later at Colston's Collegiate School, Bristol where, under the guidance of Peter Mallorie and Alan Martinovic, he captained the team to a Daily Mail Cup success in 2000.
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Olly Barkley made his Heineken Cup debut for Bath on 6 October 2001, coming on as a reserve against Swansea.
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Olly Barkley scored his first Heineken Cup try in a game against Italian club Gran Rugby, whilst playing at fullback on 11 October 2002 in Parma.
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Olly Barkley was 19 years old at the time, and had not yet made a senior appearance for his club.
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Olly Barkley held his position for the subsequent match against Ireland at Twickenham.
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Later on in 2004, during the mid-year tests against the southern hemisphere nations, Olly Barkley was a reserve for the matches against the All Blacks in Auckland and Wallabies in Brisbane.
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Olly Barkley dislocated his thumb in a club match against Leinster, the injury ruling him out of the opening game of the 2006 Six Nations Championship against Wales.
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Olly Barkley was one of the 18 players of the touring squad who were named in a 24-man England squad to take on the Barbarians at Twickenham on 28 May Olly Barkley inspired the first English win over the Barbarians since 2002, as he accumulated 21 points in the match, including one try.
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Olly Barkley came off the bench in the second test in Melbourne, which was England's last match on the short tour.
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On 1 August 2006 Olly Barkley was arrested in Newquay by police using CS spray after a fight in which a man suffered a broken jaw, but was later released without charge.
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Olly Barkley was a member of England's 2007 World Cup squad.
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In search of a new challenge, Olly Barkley joined Gloucester Rugby in July 2008 on a two-year contract after 6 years at Bath.
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Olly Barkley has now recovered from the injury and is back playing.
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Olly Barkley scored his first try back for Bath against Harlequins.
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Olly Barkley's season was cut short during Bath's away fixture against Gloucester in the premiership after a collision with teammate Butch James saw him break his leg in two places.
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On 20 September 2012 it was announced that Olly Barkley had signed a contract with Racing Metro under the Medical Joker rule.
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Olly Barkley scored 16 points in his last Bath game, at the Rec against Sale.
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However, on 29 January 2014, it was announced Olly Barkley would leave Grenoble with immediate effect due to the move to the French club not working out well for himself.
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On 3 February 2014, Olly Barkley signed for Welsh region Scarlets in the Pro12 on a four-month contract until the end of the season.
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Olly Barkley began contributing to online men's lifestyle magazine Blokely in 2011.
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