20 Facts About Will Oakes

William Oakes was born on 27 February 1999 and is a Scotland International rugby league player who plays on the wing for Batley Bulldogs in the Betfred Championship.

Will Oakes played for Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League and spent time on loan from Hull KR at the York City Knights in League 1 and in the Championship, as well as a loan at Dewsbury Rams in the second tier.

Will Oakes played at King Cross Park until he was 13-years-old.

Will Oakes played every position possible whilst there and he won the 'Player of the Year' and 'Players' Player of the Year' Awards six-times each.

At the age of 13, Will Oakes decided that he wanted to step-up to the top division of the Yorkshire League and he then moved to the Eastmoor Dragons.

Will Oakes played mostly at fullback for Eastmoor and he was the top-scorer each season he spent there.

Will Oakes even scored 9 tries in a Yorkshire Cup quarter-final against Dewbury Moor.

At 14-years-old, Will Oakes was scouted into the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats' Scholarship Academy, this is where he began playing on the wing.

Will Oakes 'hit the ground running' and he was selected to play at under-16's level in his first year.

Will Oakes scored a myriad of tries and he showed that he was an established goal-kicker.

Will Oakes finished the season as top scorer and he won the 'Players' Player of the Year' Award.

Will Oakes decided that he liked the vision that Hull Kingston Rovers offered him, Will Oakes then decided that he would join them on a first-team contract at only just the age of 16.

Will Oakes played for the City of Hull Academy in their inaugural year.

Will Oakes again showed that he was a lethal finisher and he finished the season as top points scorer, even though he missed half of the season due to international commitments.

Will Oakes enjoyed his debut for Hull Kingston Rovers the month after his seventeenth birthday.

Will Oakes was in and around the first-team several times, but this was to be his only first-grade appearance in the 2016 rugby league season.

Will Oakes suffered relegation from the Super League with Hull Kingston Rovers in the 2016 season, due to losing the Million Pound Game by the Salford Red Devils.

In 2018, Will Oakes made multiple appearances for the York City Knights from his parent-club Hull Kingston Rovers as part of a dual registration agreement.

On 6 November 2020 it was announced that Will Oakes would join the Dewsbury Rams on a permanent 1-year deal.

Will Oakes was selected as the youngest member of the England Academy squad that toured Australia in 2016, he represented them at test-level on this tour.