Jordan Olowofela

Jordan Olowofela
Birth nameKehinde Oluwatomisin O. Olowofela[1]
Date of birth (1998-04-17) 17 April 1998 (age 26)[2]
Place of birthHull, England
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight92 kg (14 st 7 lb; 203 lb)
SchoolLincoln Minster School
Wyggeston and Queen Elizabeth I College
Notable relative(s)Ryan Olowofela (brother)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Current team Doncaster Knights
Youth career
Newark RFC
2014–2017 Leicester Tigers
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2017–2022 Leicester Tigers 41 (30)
2016–2018 Loughborough Students 22 (50)
2021 → Western Force (loan) 10 (25)
2021–2022 → Dragons (loan) 8 (0)
2022-24 Nottingham ()
2024- Doncaster Knights ()
2016– Total 81 (105)
Correct as of 19 July 2022
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018 England U20s 10 (30)
Correct as of 17 June 2018

Kehinde Oluwatomisin O. "Jordan" Olowofela (born 17 April 1998)[1] is an English rugby union player who plays centre or wing for Doncaster Knights. He previously played for Nottingham and Leicester Tigers,[2] in Premiership Rugby and on loan for Loughborough Students in National League 1, Western Force in Australia's Super Rugby AU and Dragons in the URC, and for England Under-20s.

Playing career

Olowofela was named as part of the Leicester Tigers team for the 2015 Premiership Rugby Sevens Series.[3] Olowofela made his debut for Leicester Tigers in the Anglo-Welsh Cup against Bath Rugby in November 2017.[4] On 27 January 2018 Olowofela scored his first try for Leicester in the Anglo-Welsh Cup against Cardiff Blues.[5]

Olowofela was named in the England U20s Elite Player Squad for the 2017–18 season,[6] and on 2 February 2018 made his debut from the bench against Italy in the 2018 Six Nations Under 20 Championship.[7] In the next fixture he scored a try against Wales.[8]

In May 2018, Olowofela was included in the squad for the 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship.[9] He scored twice in the final as England finished runners up to hosts France.[10]

On 23 September 2018 Olowofela started his first Premiership Rugby match for Leicester against Worcester Warriors and the same day was invited to a training camp with the senior England squad by Eddie Jones after a number of injury withdrawals.[11]

On 1 March 2021, Olowofela joined the Western Force, based in Perth, Western Australia on loan for the 2021 Super Rugby AU and Super Rugby Trans-Tasman competitions.[12] In only his third game for the franchise, Olowofela scored a hat-trick of tries in the defeat of the previously unbeaten Queensland Reds to send the Force into their first ever finals campaign.[13]

On 2 September Olowofela joined Newport based Dragons on a season-long loan.[14] His release from Leicester was announced on 19 July 2022, with Olowofela joining RFU Championship side Nottingham.[15] He moved once more in Summer 2024 signing for Doncaster Knights ahead of the 2024-25 Championship season.

Personal life

Olowofela has an identical twin brother, Ryan Olowofela, who has represented England 7s.[16] Olowofela attended Lincoln Minster School on a sports scholarship and was also a talented squash player as well as playing in Nottingham Forest's academy.[16]

References

  1. ^ a b "Jordan Olowofela ESPN profile". ESPN. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Jordan Olowofela". Leicester Tigers player profiles. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Leicester Tigers name sevens team". Premiership Rugby. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  4. ^ Jones, Paul (10 November 2017). "Bath 33-31 Leicester Tigers verdict: Gallant young side go down to last-gasp defeat". Leicester Mercury. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  5. ^ Sherrard, Gary. "Match report: Tigers take cup win over Blues". Leicester Tigers. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Five Tigers in England U20s squad". Leicester Tigers. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  7. ^ "England U20s defeat Italy in Six Nations opener". England Rugby. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Under-20s Six Nations: England 37-12 Wales". BBC Sport. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  9. ^ "England U20: Squad for World Rugby U20 Championship". BBC Sport. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  10. ^ "World Rugby U20 Championship: England lose out to France in final". BBC Sport. 17 June 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  11. ^ "Manu Tuilagi and Ben Youngs withdraw from England training camp through injury". BBC Sport. 23 September 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  12. ^ "Jordan Olowofela: Leicester Tigers back to join Western Force on loan". BBC Sport. 1 March 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  13. ^ "Olowofela hat-trick puts 14-man Force into play-offs". Rugby 365/AAP News. 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  14. ^ "Jordan Olowofela: Dragons sign Leicester Tigers wing on loan". BBC Sport. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  15. ^ "Squad Update: Jordan Olowofela". Leicester Tigers. 19 July 2022.
  16. ^ a b "Meet the Olowofela's, England's terrific twins". 3 February 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.