Jordan Olowofela
Birth name | Kehinde Oluwatomisin O. Olowofela[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | [2] | 17 April 1998||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Hull, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 92 kg (14 st 7 lb; 203 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Lincoln Minster School Wyggeston and Queen Elizabeth I College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Ryan Olowofela (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kehinde Oluwatomisin O. "Jordan" Olowofela (born 17 April 1998)
Playing career
Olowofela was named as part of the Leicester Tigers team for the
Olowofela was named in the
In May 2018, Olowofela was included in the squad for the 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship.[10] He scored twice in the final as England finished runners up to hosts France.[11]
On 23 September 2018 Olowofela started his first Premiership Rugby match for Leicester against Worcester Warriors and the same day was invited to a training camp with the senior England squad by Eddie Jones after a number of injury withdrawals.[12]
On 1 March 2021, Olowofela joined the
On 2 September Olowofela joined Newport based
Personal life
Olowofela has an identical twin brother,
References
- ^ a b "Jordan Olowofela ESPN profile". ESPN. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
- ^ a b c "Jordan Olowofela". Leicester Tigers player profiles. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ "Statbunker Loughborough appearances". Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ "Leicester Tigers name sevens team". Premiership Rugby. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ Jones, Paul (10 November 2017). "Bath 33-31 Leicester Tigers verdict: Gallant young side go down to last-gasp defeat". Leicester Mercury. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ Sherrard, Gary. "Match report: Tigers take cup win over Blues". Leicester Tigers. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ "Five Tigers in England U20s squad". Leicester Tigers. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ "England U20s defeat Italy in Six Nations opener". England Rugby. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ "Under-20s Six Nations: England 37-12 Wales". BBC Sport. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
- ^ "England U20: Squad for World Rugby U20 Championship". BBC Sport. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
- ^ "World Rugby U20 Championship: England lose out to France in final". BBC Sport. 17 June 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
- ^ "Manu Tuilagi and Ben Youngs withdraw from England training camp through injury". BBC Sport. 23 September 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
- ^ "Jordan Olowofela: Leicester Tigers back to join Western Force on loan". BBC Sport. 1 March 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ "Olowofela hat-trick puts 14-man Force into play-offs". Rugby 365/AAP News. 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "Jordan Olowofela: Dragons sign Leicester Tigers wing on loan". BBC Sport. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "Squad Update: Jordan Olowofela". Leicester Tigers. 19 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Meet the Olowofela's, England's terrific twins". 3 February 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.