1 year loan

Looking forward to seeing him in action. However, he initially seems to be competing against Wigan's Josh Woods for the scrum half spot. Has he played hooker at all?

ive only seen him play half back

best pals with josh woods

will get more game time at leigh than he will here being 4th choice

Thanks 'GiantsRL'. Looking forward to seeing how they both do.

Josh woods is described as a stand off by Wigan., they are good mates so friendly rivalry is a good thing. This is all about getting olly experience, as Leigh are training part time he can train with then but is still going to be joining in with the Giants training sessions. He can also be recalled at any time so it’s an excellent move for him and us.

In which case, he'll be competing against Ridyard - who I expect to be guiding us around the park. No real difference between scrum half and stand off these days, though. We are just grateful, given our recent troubles, to get the chance to 'borrow' both these lads. As you say, it's a 'win/win' for Leigh/Huddersfield and Wigan. It's always good to see exciting young talent on the pitch though.

ollie was great in the bradford game and will be a big hit for leigh i reckon would have liked to have seen him feature more for us though this year.

Our coach John Duffy confirmed after the Fev game, that Ollie Russell has returned to you guys....

Was always going to happen after the 1st month, Woolford wanted him back but had to wait for a month to pass 1st.

We signed him on a season-long loan deal. https://www.leighjournal.co.uk/sport/17 ... long-loan/

We signed him on a season-long loan deal. https://www.leighjournal.co.uk/sport/17 ... long-loan/

With an option to recall him after a month.

Oh I see....

You may have had him longer if Gaskell and Farrell hadn't got injured.

Not sure what the options would have been if we hadn't recalled him after the first month.

Did he play many minutes for you?

He played zero minutes, and they have;
Woods on loan from Wigan
Ridyard
Richardson on loan from St. Helens
Ollie not even on bench for their 3 games so far

Would have liked to see him play as Josh Woods only seems to pass and kick, doesn't really 'run at defences'. Ollie looked good in training, and was probably our fastest player, really 'quick off the mark'.

sure gaskell is back fit now so russell wont play for us either dont think

Was always coming back after a month anyway i was told.

would have been back sooner but sounds like they couldnt bring him back so soon

Rules state he had to stay 1 month minimum

Yep - one month minimum was agreed.

Think idea was to give him some game time against some seasoned pros on a regular basis.

Might as well be back at Giants if that's not happened /happening.

Pity, think he would have gone well for you.

It's a shame because I think he would've got game time at Leigh. We've only played three games and seems he would've got a game against Fev if he hadn't been recalled. He would've been a certainty to play next week, given injuries and suspensions in the squad.

As someone who has watched both Woods and Russell coming through the scholarship and academy at Wigan I would say that they are two of the slowest players I have ever seen in those halfback positions.

yeh russell is pretty slow.

holmes is going to be loaned out to a championship club when ready to play again

Is the day of the small speedy half gone?

https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/bi ... y-russell/

https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/bi ... y-russell/