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| Birth name | Remigius Chukwuemeka Ilione | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 20 March 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Mansfield, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Nottingham High School Rugby School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Nottingham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Remigius Chukwuemeka Ilione, commonly known as Emeka (born 20 March 2002), [1] is an English professional rugby union player for Leicester Tigers in Premiership Rugby, his preferred position is back row. [2]
Ilione was born in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire and attended Nottingham High School where he took up rugby at age 11, [3] before attending Rugby School where he was head boy. [4] He joined Leicester Tigers academy at under 13s. [3] In 2021 his potential was highlighted by Maro Itoje naming him in a theoretical British-Nigerians XV. [5]
In August 2019 Ilione scored a try for England under-18 in a defeat against South Africa. [6] He was a member of the squad that won the 2021 Six Nations Under 20s Championship and started in the fixture against Scotland. [5] [7] The following year saw him score tries against Wales and Ireland during the 2022 U20 tournament. [8] [9]
Ilione was offered a professional contract with Leicester in the summer of 2022, [10] making his club debut on 29 March 2022 in a Premiership Rugby Cup match against London Irish at Welford Road. He made his Premiership league debut- on 7 January 2023 as a 79th minute replacement against Newcastle Falcons, and a week later made his European Rugby Champions Cup debut on 13 January 2023 in a win at ASM Clermont Auvergne. [11]
Ilione balances his professional rugby career with studying medicine at the University of Nottingham. [12]
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