Enoch Opoku-Gyamfi

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Enoch Opoku-Gyamfi
Born (2006-03-02) 2 March 2006 (age 19) [1]
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) [2]
Weight148 kg (326 lb)
School St Paul's Catholic School, Milton Keynes
University Bath University
Rugby union career
Position Lock
Current team Bath
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2025 Italy U20

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.

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Early and personal life

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]

Club career

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]

International career

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]

References

  1. "Enoch Opoku-Gyamfi". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  2. "Enoch Opoku-Gyamfi". All.Rugby. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Morgan, Charlie (7 March 2025). "Bath's 23-stone teenage lock taking the Under-20 Six Nations by storm". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  4. Lussu, Gabriele (12 July 2025). "OPOKU-GYAMFI: "I'M HAPPY IN ENGLAND. MY GOAL? THE SENIOR NATIONAL TEAM."". sport.sky.it. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
  5. Morgan, Charlie (21 October 2025). "British university rugby is becoming more like American college sports". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  6. "Gyamfi-Opoku will add power to Azzurrini at 8". The Rugby Paper. 26 January 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  7. "Emens and 14 Bath prospects extend deals". BBC Sport. 1 May 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  8. Evely, John (26 August 2025). "Bath Rugby confirm 2025/26 squad as Johann van Graan adds prop". Somerset Live. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  9. Cameron, Ian (7 July 2025). "There be monsters: The 13 biggest World Rugby U20 Champions players". Rugby Pass. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  10. Raisey, Josh (16 October 2025). "Saints sensation Todaro joins 148kg lock as two uncapped teenagers in Italy squad". Rugby Pass. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
  11. "THREE UNCAPPED PLAYERS IN ITALY'S AUTUMN SQUAD". Sixnationsrugby. 16 October 2025. Retrieved 16 October 2025.