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Olivier Elima 
Personal information Born 19 May 1983
Nantes, FranceHeight 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) Weight 101 kg (15 st 13 lb) [1] Playing information Position Second-row Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2002 Castleford Tigers 1 1 0 0 4 2003–07 Wakefield Trinity 87 13 0 0 52 2008–10 Catalans Dragons 73 34 0 0 136 2011– Bradford Bulls 26 9 0 0 36 Total 187 57 0 0 228 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2004–10 France 7 4 0 0 12 As of 10 September 2011 Source: Rugby League Project Olivier Elima (born May 19, 1983 in Nantes, France) is a French professional rugby league footballer for English Super League club Bradford Bulls. A France international representative forward, he played previously for English clubs Castleford and Wakefield Trinity.
Olivier Elima has previously played in the back-line during the earlier part of his career. The French forward had an excellent season with the Wildcats in 2006. Elima plays in the second row.
Elima was named in the France training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.[2]
He had been named in the France squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.[3]
Elima captained France in the 2009 Four Nations tournament, scoring his team's only try in their match against Australia.
Bradford Bulls
Elima confirmed his switch to Bradford Bulls and signed a 2 year contract with the club in September 2010. Statistics do NOT include pre-season friendlies.
2011 - 2011 SeasonOlivier appeared in two of the three pre-season games. He played against Dewsbury Rams and Wakefield Wildcats. He scored a try against Wakefield.
Elima featured in eight consecutive games from Round 1 (Leeds Rhinos) until Round 8 (Harlequins RL). He then appeared in Round 10 (Salford City Reds) to Round 13 ([[Warrington Wolves]). Elima then featured in thirteen consecutive games from Round 15 (Salford City Reds) to Round 27 (Wakefield Wildcats). He also appeared in the Challenge Cup gam against Wigan Warriors. Elima has scored against Castleford Tigers (1 try), Harlequins RL (1 try), Leeds Rhinos (4 tries), Catalan Dragons (1 try) and Crusaders RL (2 tries).
2012 - 2012 SeasonReferences
- ^ "The official Engage Super League web site". web page. Super League. http://www.superleague.co.uk/player-profile/84. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
- ^ "France dominated by Dragons". Sky Sports. 2008-08-07. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12196_3949078,00.html. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
- ^ "France name official squad". RLWC2008. 2008-09-24. http://www.rlwc08.com/news/news/archive/2008/09/24/france-name-official-squad.aspx. Retrieved 2008-10-03.
External links
- Olivier Elima Official Website
- Super League profile
- Olivier Elima Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
- Olivier Elima Wildcats Profile
- Elima pledges future to Wildcats
- Job's a good 'un!
- Out of the box!
- Reds mauled by Tigers
- Olivier Elima interview at wakefieldwildcats.co.uk
- [1] news about fiancee
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- French rugby league players
- Castleford Tigers players
- Wakefield Trinity Wildcats players
- Catalans Dragons players
- France national rugby league team players
- Living people
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