Ollie Thorley

Ollie Thorley (born 11 September 1996) is an English rugby union player who plays for Gloucester Rugby in the Aviva Premiership. Debuting at 17, he is currently the youngest player to play for Gloucester in the professional era.

Ollie became the club's youngest first team try scorer when he crossed against Ospreys in March 2015 in the LV= Cup and he marked his debut in the Aviva Premiership with the game's only try against the Exeter Chiefs in April 2016.

Thorley was selected for the England U18s for the summer tour in South Africa after winning the FIRA/AER European Championship in April 2016 beating Ireland 30-14 in Poland.

He was also selected for the England U20s, winning every cap and part of winning the 2016 IRB Junior World Championship defeating Ireland 45-19 at City of Manchester Stadium in Manchester

Thorley is the great nephew of Martin Britt, a former soccer player who played centre forward for Blackburn Rovers from 1961 to 1966.