Oli Kebble

 ( 1992 Births ) 

Oliver Ralph Kebble (born 18 June 1992 in Durban) is a Scotland international rugby union player, currently playing for Oyonnax Rugby. He previously played for Glasgow Warriors, as well as in Super Rugby with the Stormers and Currie Cup rugby with Western Province in South Africa. His regular position is prop.

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Rugby Union career

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Amateur career Kebble was drafted to Marr RFC in the Scottish Premiership for the 2017-18 season.

Kebble has been drafted to Currie RFC in the Scottish Premiership for the 2018-19 season.

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Professional career Kebble was part of the London Irish academy, before joining French Pro D2 side Stade Montois.

In 2012, Kebble returned to South Africa and joined Western Province. He played for the Western Province U21 side in 2012, as well as in 2013, when Western Province won the Under-21 Provincial Championship competition in the latter season.

Kebble made his debut for the Western Province senior team during the 2012 Vodacom Cup competition, coming on as a substitute against the SWD Eagles at Outeniqua Park.

In 2014, Kebble was named in the Stormers pre-season training squad and was later included in the final squad.

On 15 February 2017, Kebble went to Scotland to sign for Glasgow Warriors in the Pro14 beginning in the 2017-18 season.

He left Glasgow Warriors at the conclusion of the 2023-24 season to join French side /ref>

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International career In 2012, Kebble was part of the South Africa Under-20 side that won the 2012 IRB Junior World Championship held in South Africa. He made a substitute appearances in their opening match against Ireland and started the other pool matches against Italy and England. He also came on as a substitute in the semi-final against Argentina, but was an unused substitute in the final against New Zealand.

Kebble made his international debut for Scotland against Georgia on 23 October 2020.

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Personal life Kebble did his A-levels at Dulwich College in London, England. He is the son of Guy Kebble, a rugby union prop who played in four test matches for the Springboks during the 1993 South Africa rugby union tour of Argentina and the 1994 South Africa rugby union tour of New Zealand. He is the nephew of controversial late mining magnate Brett Kebble.

Whilst at the Stormers academy, Kebble shared a flat with Huw Jones, his former teammate at Glasgow Warriors. To supplement their income Kebble worked managing an office of a security firm and Jones worked in a bar.

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