Adedayo Adebayo
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| Birth name | Adedayo Adeyemi Adebayo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 30 November 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ibadan, Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (14 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | CEO and Founder of Premier Lifestyle www.premierlifestyle.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Adedayo Adeyemi Adebayo (born 30 November 1970 in Ibadan, Nigeria) is a rugby union footballer, who played on the wing for England 8 times between 1996 and 1998. He played club rugby for Bath and Parma[1] and then went on to coach the Scottish-based sevens side, Bone Steelers. He started for Bath in the victorious 1998 Heineken Cup Final as they defeated Brive.[2]
He made his international debut on 23 November 1996 against Italy,[3] a match which England went on to win 54-21. His final appearance in an England shirt was on 22 March 1998 against Scotland.
He was a member of the England sevens squad which won the inaugural World Cup Sevens in Scotland in 1993. He turned and twisted to bring off a memorable tackle, that helped England reach the final.
He is now the CEO and founder of a corporate hospitality company in England.
References
- ^ "BBC SPORT - HEINEKEN CUP - Adebayo enjoys la dolce vita".
- ^ "The Third Heineken Cup Final". epcrugby.com. 31 January 1998. Archived from the original on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- ^ "Rugby Union:Day of Adebayo arrives". 17 November 1996.
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- 1970 births
- Living people
- English rugby union players
- Rugby union wings
- Bath Rugby players
- England international rugby union players
- Black English sportspeople
- English people of Nigerian descent
- English people of Yoruba descent
- Yoruba sportspeople
- Nigerian emigrants to the United Kingdom
- Sportspeople from Ibadan
- Southland Stags players
- England international rugby sevens players
- Male rugby sevens players