Ayoola Erinle
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Ayoola Erinle is an England international
rugby union
player currently with Nottingham Rugby. He was educated at The Oratory School
and at King's College London
, representing both his school 1st XV and King's College Rugby Club
1st XV.
A big, strong and a powerful runner, Erinle was one of the biggest centres in the Guinness Premiership
. He was a member of the England Saxons side that won the 2007 Churchill Cup
, having already represented his country at that level in 2005 and 2006, as well as on the England
Sevens circuit aged just 19. He gained Sevens honours again in 2008 and was a close challenger for the Guinness Premiership top try scorer three years earlier in the 2003/2004 season.
Before joining London Wasps in 2000, Erinle played for local team Reading RFC
.
Erinle spent seven years at Wasps and his finishing power brought 11 tries in 19 appearances for Wasps during 2004/05, while his final total reads 26 tries in 106 games for the Londoners.
In 2007, Erinle took up a place with one of English rugby's most successful teams – Leicester Tigers
.
In 2009 it was announced the Erinle had signed with French team Biarritz Olympique
.
On 4 November 2009, he was named in the 22-man England squad to face Australia in the Autumn internationals. After winning his first cap as a replacement against Australia, Erinle was named in the starting XV for the game against the All Blacks
.
He was not named in the England Elite Player Squad in January 2010, but may still feature for England in the near future, as French clubs are not bound by the EPS agreement.
In August 2011 he joined Nottingham Rugby in the English Championship, joining up with Director of Rugby Glenn Delaney for a second spell.
, Dan Hipkiss
and Sam Vesty
, performed as a band to raise money for the Matt Hampson
Trust. In this band (named "Slo Progress") Erinle was the drummer.
In October 2003, Erinle appeared three times as a contestant on British game show Countdown
.
England national rugby union team
The England national rugby union team represents England in rugby union. They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, and Wales. They have won this championship on 26 occasions, 12 times winning the Grand Slam, making them the most successful team in...
rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player currently with Nottingham Rugby. He was educated at The Oratory School
The Oratory School
The Oratory School is a Roman Catholic, independent school for boys in Woodcote, Berkshire. It is the last Catholic all-boys boarding school remaining in Great Britain. It has approximately 420 pupils...
and at King's College London
King's College London
King's College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London. King's has a claim to being the third oldest university in England, having been founded by King George IV and the Duke of Wellington in 1829, and...
, representing both his school 1st XV and King's College Rugby Club
King's College Rugby Club
The King's College London Rugby Football Club represents King's College London in rugby union competitions, notably BUCS and the University of London Union's Gutteridge Cup. King's Rugby Football Club is one of the oldest rugby clubs in the world and traditionally one of the leading London...
1st XV.
A big, strong and a powerful runner, Erinle was one of the biggest centres in the Guinness Premiership
Guinness Premiership
The English Premiership, also currently known as the Aviva Premiership because of the league's sponsorship by Aviva, is a professional league competition for rugby union football clubs in the top division of the English rugby system. There are twelve clubs in the Premiership...
. He was a member of the England Saxons side that won the 2007 Churchill Cup
Churchill Cup
The Churchill Cup was an annual rugby union tournament, held in June, contested by representative men's teams from Canada, England, the United States, and other invited teams from a wide array of countries....
, having already represented his country at that level in 2005 and 2006, as well as on the England
England national rugby union team (sevens)
The English national rugby union sevens team compete in the World Sevens Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens and the Commonwealth Games.-Honours:* 1973 International Seven-A-Side Tournament - Winners* Rugby World Cup Sevens Winners 1993* Hong Kong Sevens Winners 2002* Hong Kong Sevens Winners 2003*...
Sevens circuit aged just 19. He gained Sevens honours again in 2008 and was a close challenger for the Guinness Premiership top try scorer three years earlier in the 2003/2004 season.
Before joining London Wasps in 2000, Erinle played for local team Reading RFC
Reading R.F.C.
Reading R.F.C. is an English rugby union club, which runs senior and junior sides for both men and women. The 1st XV play in South West 1 East. The club is located in the village of Sonning, on the outskirts of Reading. The 1st XV are managed by Kevin Rackley with forwards coach Ben Hughes and...
.
Erinle spent seven years at Wasps and his finishing power brought 11 tries in 19 appearances for Wasps during 2004/05, while his final total reads 26 tries in 106 games for the Londoners.
In 2007, Erinle took up a place with one of English rugby's most successful teams – Leicester Tigers
Leicester Tigers
Leicester Tigers is an English rugby union club that plays in the Aviva Premiership.Leicester are the most successful English club since the introduction of league rugby in 1987, a record 9 times English champions - 3 more than either Bath or Wasps, the last of which was in 2010...
.
In 2009 it was announced the Erinle had signed with French team Biarritz Olympique
Biarritz Olympique
Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque is a French professional rugby union team based in the Basque city of Biarritz, Aquitaine which competes in the Top 14 and the Heineken Cup...
.
On 4 November 2009, he was named in the 22-man England squad to face Australia in the Autumn internationals. After winning his first cap as a replacement against Australia, Erinle was named in the starting XV for the game against the All Blacks
All Blacks
The New Zealand men's national rugby union team, known as the All Blacks, represent New Zealand in what is regarded as its national sport....
.
He was not named in the England Elite Player Squad in January 2010, but may still feature for England in the near future, as French clubs are not bound by the EPS agreement.
In August 2011 he joined Nottingham Rugby in the English Championship, joining up with Director of Rugby Glenn Delaney for a second spell.
Personal life
During his time at Leicester, Erinle and team-mates George ChuterGeorge Chuter
George Scala Chuter is an English rugby union player who plays at Hooker for Leicester Tigers.-Biography:...
, Dan Hipkiss
Dan Hipkiss
Daniel James Hipkiss is a professional Rugby Union player who currently plays at Centre for Bath Rugby. Hipkiss has represented England at U16, U17, U18, U21 and England A. His full England début came versus Wales in a World Cup warm up match at Twickenham on 4 August 2007.He went to school at...
and Sam Vesty
Sam Vesty
Samuel Brook Vesty is an English rugby union footballer who plays utility back for Bath Rugby.Vesty is the fourth generation of his family to play for the Tigers...
, performed as a band to raise money for the Matt Hampson
Matt Hampson
Matt Hampson is a former English rugby union prop who became quadriplegic after a scrummaging practice accident for England under 21 on 15 March 2005....
Trust. In this band (named "Slo Progress") Erinle was the drummer.
In October 2003, Erinle appeared three times as a contestant on British game show Countdown
Countdown (game show)
Countdown is a British game show involving word and number puzzles. It is produced by ITV Studios and broadcast on Channel 4. It is presented by Jeff Stelling, assisted by Rachel Riley, with regular lexicographer Susie Dent. It was the first programme to be aired on Channel 4, and over sixty-five...
.