Birth name | Taiye Ryan Olowofela [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | [2] | 17 April 1998||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Hull, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Lincoln Minster School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Jordan Olowofela | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ryan Olowofela (born 17 April 1998) is an English rugby union player who plays centre or wing. 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.
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.
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 announced the signing of Olowfela on 29 March 2019, with Olowofela to join that summer. [16]
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