Jordan Olowofela

Jordan Olowofela
Birth name Kehinde Jordan Olowofela[1]
Date of birth (1998-04-17) 17 April 1998[2]
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
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre, wing
Current team Leicester Tigers
Youth Career
??? Newark RFC
2014-17 Leicester Tigers
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2017– Leicester Tigers[2] 3 (5)
2016– Loughborough Students[3] 22 (50)
Correct as of 4 February 2018
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018 England Under-20s 1 (0)
Correct as of 4 February 2018

Kehinde Jordan Olowofela (born 17 April 1998) is an English rugby union player who plays centre or wing for Leicester Tigers[2] in Premiership Rugby and for Loughborough Students in National League 1. He has also played for England Under-20s.

Playing Career

Olowofela was named as part of the Leicester Tigers team for the 2015 Premiership Rugby Sevens Series.[4] Olowofela made his debut for Leicester Tigers in the Anglo-Welsh Cup against Bath Rugby in November 2017.[5]

Olowofela was named in the England U20s Elite Player Squad for the 2017-18 season,[6] and on 2 February 2018 made his debut from the bench against Italy in the 2018 Six Nations Under 20 Championship.[7]

Olowofela scored his first try for Leicester in the Anglo-Welsh Cup against Cardiff Blues on 27 January 2018.[8]

In September 2018 Olowfela 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.[9]

Personal Life

Olowofela has an identical twin brother, Ryan Olowofela, who has represented England 7s.[10] Olowofela attended Lincoln Minster School on a sports scholarship and was also a talented squash player as well as playing in Nottingham Forest's academy.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "UL Awards Programme" (PDF). United Learning. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Jordan Olowofela". Leicester Tigers player profiles. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Statbunker Loughborough appearances". Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "Leicester Tigers name sevens team". Premiership Rugby. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  5. ↑ Jones, Paul. "Bath 33-31 Leicester Tigers verdict: Gallant young side go down to last-gasp defeat". Leicester Mercury. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "Five Tigers in England U20s squad". Leicester Tigers. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  7. ↑ "England U20s defeat Italy in Six Nations opener". 2 February 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  8. ↑ Sherrard, Gary. "Match report: Tigers take cup win over Blues". Leicester Tigers. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  9. ↑ "Manu Tuilagi and Ben Youngs withdraw from England training camp through injury". BBC. 23 September 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  10. 1 2 "Meet the Olowofela's, England's terrific twins". 3 February 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
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