Olly Ashall-Bott (born 24 November 1997) is an English professional
rugby league
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footballer who plays as a or er for the
Toulouse Olympique
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in the
Betfred Super League
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.
He previously played for the
Huddersfield Giants
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,
Wakefield Trinity
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and
Widnes Vikings
The Widnes Vikings are an English rugby league club in Widnes, Cheshire, which competes in the Betfred Championship. The club plays home matches at the Halton Stadium. Founded as Widnes Football Club, they are one of the original twenty-two rug ...
in the
Super League
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and the
Betfred Championship
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, and on loan from
Widnes
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at the
North Wales Crusaders
The North Wales Crusaders ( cy, Croesgadwyr Gogledd Cymru Rygbi'r Gynghrair) 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 B ...
in
Betfred League 1. Ashall-Bott also played for the
London Broncos
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The club competes in the RFL Championship. It was a member of Super League from its inaugural season in 1996 until the end of the 2014 season, when they were relegat ...
in the
Championship
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Title match system
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and spent time away from the
Broncos
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at the
Salford Red Devils
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in the
Betfred Super League
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. He spent time on loan from
Huddersfield
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at
Wakefield Trinity
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in
Super League XXVI
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.
Background
Ashall-Bott was born as Oliver Ashall in
Widnes
Widnes ( ) is an Industrial city, industrial town in the Borough of Halton, Cheshire, England, which at the 2011 United Kingdom census, 2011 census had a population of 61,464.
Historic counties of England, Historically in Lancashire, it is on t ...
,
Cheshire, England
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.
Personal life
Ashall-Bott is in a relationship with
England
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and
Bayern Munich
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footballer
Georgia Stanway
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.
Career
Widnes Vikings
He made his début for the
Widnes Vikings
The Widnes Vikings are an English rugby league club in Widnes, Cheshire, which competes in the Betfred Championship. The club plays home matches at the Halton Stadium. Founded as Widnes Football Club, they are one of the original twenty-two rug ...
against
Castleford
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in 2018.
He went on to play 6 more games scoring one try (Hull KR) and heading on loan to North Wales Crusaders scoring 3 tries in three games. He played 7 games in the 2019 championship season scoring once.
London Broncos
On 25 September 2019 it was announced that Ashall-Bott had joined the
London Broncos
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The club competes in the RFL Championship. It was a member of Super League from its inaugural season in 1996 until the end of the 2014 season, when they were relegat ...
.
On 25 September 2020 Ashall-Bott agreed a temporary loan deal with the
Salford Red Devils
The Salford Red Devils are a professional rugby league club in Salford, Greater Manchester, England, who play in the Super League. Formed in 1873, they have won six Championships and one Challenge Cup. Their home ground since 2012 has been t ...
.
Huddersfield Giants
On 25 Jan 2021 it was reported that he had signed for the
Huddersfield Giants
Huddersfield Giants are an English professional rugby league club from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, the birthplace of rugby league, who play in the Super League competition. They play their home games at the John Smiths Stadium which is sh ...
in the
Super League
The Super League (officially known as the Betfred Super League due to sponsorship from Betfred and legally known as Super League Europe), is the top-level of the British rugby league system. At present the league consists of twelve teams, of wh ...
.
Wakefield Trinity (loan)
On 26 Apr 2021 it was reported that he had signed for
Wakefield Trinity
Wakefield Trinity is a professional rugby league club in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, that plays in the Super League. One of the original twenty-two clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895, between 1999 and 2016 the c ...
in the
Super League
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on a short-term 2-week long loan.
Toulouse Olympique
In February 2022 it was announced that Ashall-Bott had signed for Toulouse Olympique.
References
External links
Widnes Vikings profileSL profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ashall-Bott, Olly
1997 births
Living people
English rugby league players
Huddersfield Giants players
London Broncos players
North Wales Crusaders players
Rugby league fullbacks
Rugby league wingers
Salford Red Devils players
Rugby league players from Widnes
Toulouse Olympique players
Wakefield Trinity players
Widnes Vikings players