| Born | 2 March 2006 [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 148 kg (326 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St Paul's Catholic School, Milton Keynes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Bath University | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Enoch Opoku-Gyamfi (born 3 March 2006) is an Italian professional rugby union footballer who plays as a lock and number 8 for Bath Rugby and Italy U20. He was called-up to the senior Italy national rugby union team for the first time in October 2025.
Opoku-Gyamfi is of Ghanaian descent. His parents moved to Italy after they married and he grew up living in San Donà di Piave in Veneto. He has two siblings. He started playing rugby union at Rugby San Donà, near Venice. He and his family emigrated across Europe during the Covid-19 pandemic and settled in Milton Keynes, England, when he was in his teenage years. He was educated at St Paul's Catholic School, Milton Keynes where he completed A-levels in engineering and Italian as well as a business B-Tech qualification, before later studying at Bath University where he played British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) rugby union, mostly featuring as a Number eight for the side. [3] [4] [5]
Opoku-Gyamfi played club rugby union in England for Milton Keynes RFC prior to joining the rugby academy at Bath Rugby on a two-year scholarship. [3] [6] In May 2025, he had his contract extended by Bath. [7] He was promoted to the senior academy at Bath prior to the 2025–26 season. [8]
He played for Italy U19 in 2024. He represented the Italy national under-20 rugby union team in the 2025 Six Nations Under 20s Championship. [3] He went on to feature for Italy at the 2025 World Rugby U20 Championship. [9]
In October 2025, he was called-up to the senior Italy national rugby union team for the Autumn Nations Series. [10] [11]