Oliver Bryant

{{short description|English rugby union player}}

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| birth_name = Oliver Mark Bryant

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|5|8|df=y}}

| birth_place = Truro, Cornwall

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| school = Redruth School

| ru_currentteam = Jersey Reds

| position = Fly Half

| repyears1 = 2015

| repteam1 = England U20

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| ru_ntupdate = September 2016

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| years1 = 2014–2017

| years2 = 2014–2016

| years3 = 2017–2018

| years4 = 2018–

| clubs1 = Leicester Tigers

| clubs2 = → Doncaster Knights

| clubs3 = Jersey Reds

| clubs4 = CR El Salvador

| points1 = 9

| points2 = 5

| points3 = 2

| apps1 = 7

| apps2 = 11

| apps3 = 11

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| ru_clubupdate = 27 July 2018

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Oliver Bryant (born 8 May 1995){{cite web|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/england/rugby/player/286885.html|title=Oliver Bryant profile|publisher=ESPNscum|accessdate=26 June 2016}} is an English rugby union player who plays at fly half for CR El Salvador in Spain's top level of rugby union the División de Honor de Rugby. He has previously played for Leicester Tigers, Doncaster Knights and Jersey Reds in England.

Career

On 1 November 2014 Bryant made his Leicester debut away to London Irish in the Anglo-Welsh Cup.{{cite web|url=http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/leicester-tigers-fly-half-oli-bryant-grabs/story-24602054-detail/story.html|title=

Leicester Tigers fly-half Oli Bryant grabs opportunity with both hands|publisher=Leicester Mercury|date=22 November 2014|accessdate=2 September 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.westbriton.co.uk/rugby-redruth-starlet-oli-bryant-makes-leicester/story-24268483-detail/story.html|title= Redruth starlet Oli Bryant makes Leicester Tigers debut|publisher=West Briton|date=6 November 2014|accessdate=2 September 2016}} Later that season Bryant was called in the England U-20s squad.{{cite press release|url=http://www.leicestertigers.com/news/22995.php#.V8lT5qJ2Xww|title=Bryant called into Under-20s squad|date=22 May 2015|accessdate=2 September 2016}} On 19 February 2016 Bryant made his Premiership debut against Harlequins scoring 9 points and impressing in a 25-19 loss.{{cite web|url=http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/harlequins-xx-xx-leicester-tigers-match-report/story-28770099-detail/story.html|title=Harlequins 25-19 Leicester Tigers MATCH REPORT: It's a third defeat on the trot for Tigers|publisher=Leicester Mercury|date=19 February 2016|accessdate=2 September 2016}}

On 17 May 2017 it was announced that Bryant was to leave Welford Road and sign for Jersey in the RFU Championship from the 2017-18 season.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/39947302|publisher=BBC Sport|title=Leicester Tigers fly-half Olver Bryant signs for Jersey Reds next season|date=17 May 2017|accessdate=11 June 2017}}

On 26 July 2018 it was announced that Bryant was to leave Jersey and sign for CR El Salvador in the Spanish División de Honor de Rugby from the 2018-19 season.{{cite news|url=https://www.rugbyelsalvador.com/oliver-bryant-sera-el-nuevo-apertura-de-silverstorm-el-salvador/?platform=hootsuite|publisher=Rugby El Salvador|title=Oliver Bryant será el nuevo apertura de SilverStorm El Salvador|date=26 July 2018|accessdate=26 July 2018}}

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