Ryan Olowofela

Taiye "Ryan" Olowofela

Birth name	Taiye 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) Years Team Apps (Points) 2016 Leicester Lions[4] 2 (0) 2017 South Leicester[6][7][8] 3? (25?) Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2019–2021 Northampton Saints () 2022–2023 Jersey Reds () 2023– Nottingham RFC () Correct as of 15 March 2023 National sevens team Years Team Comps 2017- England Sevens[5] 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.

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]

References

1. "UL Awards Programme" (PDF). United Learning. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
2. "Ryan Olowofela". Leicester Tigers Development Squad.
3. "England Sevens biography". England Rugby Sevens Squad biography. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
4. "1st XV team - Ryan Olowofela". Leicester Lions RFC. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
5. "England Sevens retain Olowofela". Leicester Tigers. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
6. "Sedgley Tigers v South Leicester". Sedgley Tigers. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
7. "South Leicester v Scunthorpe". South Leicester RFC. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
8. "South Leicester v Stourbridge". Stourbridge Rugby. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
9. "England Sevens win Challenge Trophy". England Rugby. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
10. "Leicester Tigers name sevens team". Premiership Rugby. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
11. Sherrard, Gary. "Olowofela called into Euro Sevens squad". Leicester Tigers. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
12. "England Sevens win Challenge Trophy in Moscow". RFU. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
13. "England Sevens finish sixth in Poland". RFU. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
14. "England Sevens defeated in Challenge Trophy final". RFU. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
15. "England finish sixth at Mitsubishi Motors Exeter 7s". RFU. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
16. "Northampton Saints sign Ryan Olowofela, Lewis Bean and Karl Garside". BBC. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019.