Ryan Olowofela

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Taiye "Ryan" Olowofela
Birth nameTaiye Ryan Olowofela [1]
Date of birth (1998-04-17) 17 April 1998 (age 26) [2]
Place of birth Hull, England
School Lincoln Minster School
Notable relative(s) Kehinde Olowofela
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre, wing
Youth career
2014-17 Leicester Tigers [3]
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2016 Leicester Lions [4] 2 (0)
2017 South Leicester [5] [6] [7] 3? (25?)
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2019–2021 Northampton Saints ()
2022–2023 Jersey Reds ()
2023– Nottingham RFC ()
Correct as of 15 March 2023
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
2017- England Sevens [8] 4

Taiye "Ryan" Olowofela (born 17 April 1998) is an English rugby union player who plays centre or wing for Nottingham. Most recently, Ryan has been a part of the England national rugby sevens team. [9] Between 2019 and 2021 he played for Northampton Saints in Premiership Rugby.

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Career

Leicester Tigers

Ryan Olowofela was named as part of the Leicester Tigers team for the 2015 Premiership Rugby Sevens Series. [10] Ryan wasn't announced in the Leicester Tigers squad for the 2017-18 season.

Rugby sevens

Ryan Olowofela was named as part of the England Rugby Sevens squad for the 2017 Rugby Europe Grand Prix Series. [11] Ryan went on to participate in all four rounds of the series. [12] [13] [14] [15]

Northampton Saints

Northampton Saints announced the signing of Olowfela on 29 March 2019, with Olowofela to join that summer. [16]

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  4. ↑ "1st XV team - Ryan Olowofela". Leicester Lions RFC. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
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  6. ↑ "South Leicester v Scunthorpe". South Leicester RFC. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  7. ↑ "South Leicester v Stourbridge". Stourbridge Rugby. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
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