Afolabi Fasogbon
| Birth name | Afolabi Fasogbon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 24 August 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 132 kg (20 st 11 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | The Bishop Wand Church of England School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Afolabi Fasogbon (born 24 August 2004) is an English rugby union player who plays as a prop forward for Gloucester in the Gallagher Premiership.
Early life
[edit]Fasogbon attended Bishop Wand School in Sunbury-on-Thames. Despite not playing rugby union until he was at under-14 level, he joined the London Irish Academy at 15 years-old, having previously represented Saracens Amateur RFC.[1][2]
Career
[edit]London Irish
[edit]Fasogbon signed on as a professional with London Irish ahead of the 2022-23 season.[3] He made his debut for London Irish against Harlequins RFC in the Premiership Rugby Cup, in September 2022.[4]
Esher
[edit]He also played for Esher in National League 1 on loan. On his first XV debut he scored a try against Cinderford R.F.C., at Moseley Road in October 2022.[5]
Gloucester
[edit]In June 2023 he was announced as joining Gloucester Rugby.[6]
International career
[edit]Fasogbon earned his first England U18 cap against Italy under-18s in August 2021.[7]
He scored his first England U-20 try against Italy in a 35-25 victory on 10 February 2023 in the 2023 Six Nations Under 20s Championship.[8] He featured for England u20s at the 2023 World Rugby U20 Championship in the summer of 2023.[9] He was part of the England U20 side that won the 2024 World Rugby U20 Championship in South Africa.[10][11]
In November 2024, he was called-up to the England A squad in a two-test series against Australia A.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Afolabi Fasogbon". London-Irish. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ Evely, John. "He's a freak - going to be incredible one day' - Gloucester Rugby's latest recruit marked as a rising star". Gloucestershire Live. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ O’Donoghue, Conor (22 June 2022). "London Irish confirm 7 new professionals". Irish Post. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ "Young Guns: London Irish & England U20s prop Alofabi Fasogbon". The Rugby Paper. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ "Match report Esher vs Cinderford". Esher Rugby. 31 October 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ "Gloucester sign five London Irish players after Exiles' demise". BBC Sport. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ Sansom, Tom (3 March 2023). ""Next Kyle Sinckler" – Three Future England Tighthead-Props To Boost Steve Borthwick's Squad". Ruck.co.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ "Ma'asi-White shines as England hold off Italy". u20.Sixnationsrugby.com. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ Coles, Ben (10 July 2023). "England's next generation: The U20 stars of tomorrow who could break into Steve Borthwick's squad". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ Meagher, Gerard (19 July 2024). "England dominate France to claim fourth World Rugby under-20 title". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ "England overpower France to win Under-20 World Cup". BBC Sport. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ Morgan, Charlie (6 November 2024). "Gabriel Ibitoye called up to England A squad for Australia fixture". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 7 November 2024.