Ade Adebisi
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1 July 1986 Nigeria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 5.8 ft (177 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 98 kg (216 lb; 15 st 6 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Fullback, Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ade "London Flyer" Adebisi (born 1 July 1986) is a British - Nigerian rugby league footballer.He played a representative level for British Amateur Rugby League Association (BARLA) Young Lions against France, and was selected for the 2011 Championship 1 All Stars team at club level for the London Skolars (two spells), the London Broncos in 2004 Super League IX, Hull FC (loan, Academy), the Doncaster Lakers (Heritage № 934),[3] Featherstone Rovers (Heritage № 903), Whitehaven in National League One (reserve grade), as a fullback, or wing. Ade Adebisi suffers from the genetic blood disorder sickle-cell disease and is the only known Rugby player to ever play professionally with the condition. He is an ambassador for the sickle cell society and the founder of the Ade Adebisi sickle cell foundation. [4][5][6]
Playing career
Club career
Ade Adebisi made his début for Featherstone Rovers on Sunday 8 July 2007, he made his début for Whitehaven and scored a try against local rivals Workington Town during 2008.
References
- ↑ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ↑ "Statistics at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ↑ "Statistics at robterrace.com". robterrace.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ↑ "London Skolars winger Ade Adebisi winning battles on and off the pitch". standard.co.uk. 4 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ↑ "Long cleared to play". telegraph.co.uk. 4 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ↑ "Profile at whitehavenrl.co.uk". whitehavenrl.co.uk. 4 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
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