Oliver John Hassell-Collins (born 17 January 1999) is an English professional rugby union player who primarily plays wing for

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in the Premiership Rugby. He has also represented England at international level, having made his test debut against Scotland during the

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. Hassell-Collins has previously played for Rosslyn Park, and London Irish.

Career

Hassell-Collins started to play rugby as a child at local club

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where he was coached by his father prior to joining the academy of London Irish at the age of sixteen. In 2017 Hassell-Collins played for the England under-18 team on their tour of South Africa. On 27 October 2018 he scored a try on his club debut in a RFU Championship match against Cornish Pirates. At the end of that season London Irish were promoted back to the Premiership. He played for in the

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and was also a member of the squad that finished fifth at the

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. That summer also saw him represent the England Sevens team at the

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. In June 2021 Hassell-Collins received his first call-up by coach

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to the senior squad for a training camp and he was called up again for the

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. He was included in the squad for the

by new coach

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and on 4 February 2023 made his debut starting in their opening round defeat to Scotland. On 28 March 2023,

announced that they had signed Hassell-Collins for the start of the 2023-24 season.

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* 1999 births Living people English rugby union players England international rugby union players England international rugby sevens players London Irish players Rugby union wings People educated at St. Bartholomew's School Leicester Tigers players {{England-rugbyunion-bio-stub