Beno Obano
| Birth name | Beno Obano | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 25 October 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Camberwell, London | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 120 kg (260 lb; 18 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| School |
London Oratory School Dulwich College | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Maro Itoje | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Beno Obano (born 25 October 1994) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a prop for Bath.
Personal life
Obano was born at King's College Hospital in Camberwell and grew up in East Dulwich.[1] He was educated at The London Oratory School and Dulwich College. Whilst at Dulwich Obano was a two-time winner of the Schools Cup.
He is also the cousin of England Lock, Maro Itoje.[1] Obano has performed as a rapper under the name Sinny.[1]
Club career
Obano was previously a member of the Wasps Academy, and played a few games for Barnes in early 2014.[1] In the summer of 2014 he joined Bath.[1] Obano had a loan spell with Coventry during the 2014–15 National League 1 season. In February 2015, Obano made his first Premiership appearance for Bath against the Exeter Chiefs.[2]
International career
A long-term back injury ruled Obano out of the 2014 Junior World Cup.[1] In December 2017, Obano received his first England call up for the 34 man Six Nations training squad.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Beno Obano: 'I didn't want to be sitting in the City just telling stories about Maro'". The Guardian. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ↑ "Ben Obano Stats". It's Rugby. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ↑ "England rugby: Beno Obano & Gary Graham in 34-man training squad". BBC Sport. 29 December 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2018.