Gabriel Oghre

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Gabriel Oghre
Birth nameGabriel Oghenetega Oghre
Date of birth (1998-05-25) 25 May 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Westminster, England
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight103 kg (16 st 3 lb; 227 lb)
School Beechen Cliff School
Millfield
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Current team Bristol Bears
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2017–2022 Wasps 66 (65)
2022 Leicester Tigers 3 (0)
2023 Bordeaux 9 (0)
2023– Bristol Bears 28 (50)
Correct as of 27 December 2024
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2017 England U19 1 (0)
2018 England U20 8 (0)
2024– England A 1 (0)
Correct as of 17 November 2024

Gabriel Oghre (born 25 May 1998) [1] is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a hooker for Premiership Rugby club Bristol Bears. He previously represented Wasps where he appeared 66 times for the club, before short spells with Bordeaux in France's Top 14 and Leicester Tigers, following Wasps entering administration at the start of the 2022–23 Premiership Rugby season.

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Club career

Oghre joined the academy of Bath from Millfield. [2] He did not make an appearance for the Bath senior side and in July 2017 signed for Wasps. [2] In November 2017 he made his club debut against Newcastle Falcons in the Anglo-Welsh Cup and the following year made his league debut against Saracens. [3] Oghre came off the bench during the final of the 2019–20 Premiership Rugby season as Wasps finished runners up to Exeter Chiefs. [4]

Wasps entered administration on 17 October 2022 and Ohgre was made redundant along with all other players and coaching staff. [5] On 21 November 2022, Oghre joined Leicester Tigers on a short term deal. [6] He made his Leicester debut as a replacement on 11 December 2022 in a 23-17 win against the Ospreys, and featured twice more for Leicester before joining Bordeaux for the rest of the 2022–23 Top 14 season. [7]

In March 2023 it was announced that Oghre had signed for Bristol Bears. [7]

International career

In April 2017 Oghre made an appearance for England at under-19 level. [2] He represented the England under-20 team that finished runners up to France in the 2018 Six Nations Under 20s Championship and 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship. [8] [9]

In September 2021 Oghre was called up to the senior England squad for a training camp. [10] He was a member of their 2024 tour of New Zealand although did not make an appearance. [11] In November 2024 Oghre started for England A in a victory over Australia A. [12]

References

  1. ↑ "Gabriel Oghre". ESPN. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 Evans, Daniel (20 July 2017). "Bath Rugby Academy's Gabriel Oghre is snapped up by Wasps". Bath Chronicle. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  3. ↑ Bridge, Bobby (1 November 2021). "Gabriel Oghre's Wasps message after fitting Bath moment". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  4. ↑ Pilnick, Brent (24 October 2020). "Premiership Final: Exeter beat Wasps 19-13 to secure historic double". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  5. ↑ Bridge, Bobby (17 October 2022). "Wasps' administration confirmed as 167 employees made redundant". CoventryLive. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  6. ↑ "Gabriel Oghre: Leicester Tigers sign former Wasps hooker". BBC Sport. 21 November 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  7. 1 2 "Bristol Bears sign Gabriel Oghre and Sam Wolstenholme, as nine extend deals". BBC Sport. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  8. ↑ "Under-20s Six Nations: England 37-12 Wales". BBC Sport. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  9. ↑ Bridge, Bobby (11 June 2018). "Wasps pair Tom Willis and Gaby Oghre named in England's World Rugby U20 Championship semi-final squad". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  10. ↑ Jones, Chris (21 September 2021). "Louis Lynagh called up by England - Billy & Mako Vunipola plus George Ford left out". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  11. ↑ Jones, Chris (10 June 2024). "Curry included in England squad for summer tour". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  12. ↑ Telfer, Alastair (17 November 2024). "Murley scores twice as England A beat Australia A". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
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