Alexander Ioannou

Alexander Ioannou (born 30 November 1988) is an English Cypriot rugby player who plays for the Cyprus national rugby union team[1] as of 2012. He plays his club rugby in England for Peterborough Lions, and has previously played for Spalding RFC, Oadby Wyggestonians. Alexander is an alumnus of De Montfort University where he gained his B.A. (Hons) in advertising and marketing communications, whilst studying he also played rugby for the 1st XV and played in the Varsity rugby fixture against rivals Leicester University at Welford Road.

Alexander Ioannou
Birth nameAlexander Ioannou
Date of birth (1988-11-30) 30 November 1988
Place of birthPeterborough, Cambridgeshire, England
Height182 cm (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Weight126 kg (278 lb)
SchoolBourne Grammar School
UniversityDe Montfort University
Occupation(s)Marketing & eCommerce
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2002-2005
2009-2012
2012-2014
2014 - Current		 Sleaford RFC
Oadby Wyggestonians RFC
Spalding RFC
Peterborough Lions RFC		 ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2012-2014 Lincolnshire 6 15
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2012- Cyprus 20 0

He began playing rugby at 11 years old starting off playing in the "Number 8" position for both Bourne Grammar School and for Bourne RFC, he played in this position for 5 years before moving to the "Front Row" Prop position aged 16.

He can play both "Tight Head" and "Loose Head" prop and has had some experience playing at hooker. Ioannou made his debut on 28 October 2007 against Finland in Helsinki. Ioannou has twenty international caps, and also played in the friendly fixture against Gibraltar in their 2nd international game.

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 March 2007. Retrieved 10 October 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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