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 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 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 9 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]
Career[edit]
Adebayo 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.[citation needed]
He is the CEO and founder of Premier Lifestyle, a corporate hospitality company[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017.