Paul Brown-Bampoe

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Paul Brown-Bampoe
Date of birth (2002-05-15) 15 May 2002 (age 22) [1]
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) [2]
Weight98 kg (216 lb; 15 st 6 lb)
University Durham University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Current team Exeter Chiefs
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2024- Exeter Chiefs 9 (40)
2024 → Plymouth Albion (loan) 5 ()
Correct as of 18 January 2025

Paul Brown-Bampoe (born 15 May 2002) is an English rugby union player who plays as a wing for Exeter Chiefs. [3]

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Career

He attended Durham University, during which he was called up by the England rugby sevens team in 2022. [4] [5] He joined Exeter Chiefs during the 2023-24 season after impressing in BUCS rugby. He spent time on loan that season with National League 1 side Plymouth Albion. [6] [1] [7]

In August 2024, he scored a hat-trick of tries for Exeter in a pre-season friendly match against local rivals Cornish Pirates. [8] [9] He also scored in pre-season matches against Ospreys and Ulster Rugby, leading to Exeter head coach Rob Baxter to suggest he was ready for a senior league debut for the club. [10] [11] He made his Rugby Premiership debut for Exeter on 21 September 2024 against Leicester Tigers. [12] He ran in a try from 95-metres on his European Rugby Champions Cup debut against Union Bordeaux Bègles on 11 January 2025. [13]

Style of play

He is described as a powerful and pacy winger. [14]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Paul Brown-Bampoe". Exeter Chiefs. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  2. ↑ "Paul Brown-Bampoe". All Rugby. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  3. ↑ "Paul Brown-Bampoe Profile". Exeter Chiefs. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  4. ↑ "Palatinate Dinner 2022". Durham University. 11 June 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  5. ↑ "England Rugby 7s". Durham University. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  6. ↑ Jeffreys, Tom. "Forsythe delight as Exeter dismiss Durham". The Rugby Paper. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  7. ↑ Pilnick, Brent (19 September 2024). "Is Brown-Bampoe Exeter's next big star?". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  8. ↑ Evely, John (24 August 2024). "Paul Brown-Bampoe hat-trick helps Exeter Chiefs beat Cornish Pirates". Devon Live. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  9. ↑ "Canny Baxter looks like he's found another gem". The Rugby Paper. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  10. ↑ Evely, John (7 September 2024). "Exeter Chiefs struggle in the rain in defeat to Ospreys despite another Paul Brown-Bampoe try". Devon Live. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  11. ↑ Evely, John (18 September 2024). "Exeter Chiefs' pre-season wing sensation Paul Brown-Bampoe pushing for his Premiership debut". Devon Live. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  12. ↑ Morgan, Charlie (21 September 2024). "Leicester start the Michael Cheika era with smash-and-grab win at Exeter". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  13. ↑ Barnes, Stuart (11 January 2025). "Paul Brown-Bampoe: wing scores try for the ages in Exeter defeat". The Times. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  14. ↑ Chapman Coombe, Louis (24 August 2024). "Exeter Chiefs: Five takeaways as 'classy midfield' shine in double-header victory". Planet Rugby. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
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