BORN in Oldham, Olly Russell grew up a Wigan Warriors player.
Having signed a three-year deal (the third in Wigan's favour) with the Super League club's academy, Russell went on to stay for just two seasons before joining the Huddersfield Giants.
And it was a conversation with then Wigan academy boss - Matt Peet - that saw the 26-year-old halAlready a subscriber? Log in here
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