| Born | 21 December 2002 Cobh, County Cork, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 122 kg (19.2 st; 269 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Coláiste Muire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University College Cork | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Edwin Edogbo (born 21 December 2002) is an Irish rugby union player who plays as a lock for United Rugby Championship club Munster. [1] His younger brother Sean Edogbo also plays for Munster and has represented Ireland at under 20 level and on the Emerging Ireland team. [2] [3]
Edogbo was selected for the Munster under-18s Clubs team in 2019 after helping east Cork club Cobh Pirates reach the Munster under-18s final. He also represented the Ireland under-18s Clubs and under-18s Schools sides. [5] He began studying engineering at University College Cork in 2021 and played for UCC in the early rounds of the 2021–22 All-Ireland League. Edogbo joined Munster's academy in November 2021, becoming the first player from Cobh Pirates to do so. [6]
Despite being injured, Edogbo was registered with Munster's Champions Cup squad in December 2021 following the disruption caused by the province's tour to South Africa the previous month. [7] After impressing during pre-season, [8] Edogbo made his senior competitive debut for Munster in round two of the 2022–23 against Welsh side Dragons on 25 September 2022, coming on as a replacement for Fineen Wycherley in the 57th minute in the province's 23–17 away defeat. [9] He then made his first start for the province in their 31–17 home win against South African side the Bulls in round five of the URC on 15 October 2022. [10]
Edogbo started in Munster's historic 28–14 win against a South Africa XV at Páirc Uí Chaoimh on 10 November 2022. [11] In January 2023, he signed a three-year contract with Munster, remaining in the academy for the 2023–24 season and joining the senior squad on a two-year contract from the 2024–25 season. [12]
Ahead of the 2025 Autumn Nations Series, Edogbo was called up as a training panellist with the Ireland senior squad but was later ruled out of the campaign after a concussion. [13]
He was one of two uncapped players named for Ireland ahead of the 2026 Six Nations campaign. [14] In February 2026, he was named on the bench and came on to make his debut in the second round during a 20–13 victory against Italy. [15] [16] Following his debut, the IRFU announced they would investigate racist comments directed at Edogbo on their X and Instagram accounts. [17] [18] [19]
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