Rugby player
Charles Afuakwah
Birth name Charles Afuakwah Date of birth (1966-06-27 ) 27 June 1966 (age 58) Place of birth Ghana Height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)[ 1] Weight 111 kg (17 st 7 lb) University Glasgow University
Charles Afuakwah (born 27 June 1966 in Ghana ) is a Ghanaian-born[ 2] Scottish former rugby union player who played for Glasgow Rugby, now Glasgow Warriors at the Lock position.
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
Before professionalism he played for Glasgow Academicals RFC .[ 3]
He played for newly merged team Glasgow Hawks from 1997[ 4] [ 5]
Provincial and professional career
He played for the provincial Glasgow District side before it became professional as Glasgow Warriors .[ 6]
When the provincial side professionalised in 1996, Afuakwah was the starting Lock in Glasgow's European Rugby Challenge Cup match against French side AS Montferrand . He has the Glasgow Warrior No. 24 .
Afuakwah played for Glasgow in the European Cup matches against Ulster Rugby and London Wasps in season 1997-98.[ 7] Ulster Rugby but was beaten by Wasps.[ 8]
He left Glasgow to solely play for amateur side Glasgow Hawks RFC in 1998 on Glasgow's merger with Caledonia Reds .[ 9]
Administrative career
He is now President of the Glasgow Hawks club.[ 10] [ 11] [ 12]
Dental career
Outwith rugby, Afuakwah is now a dentist practising at Crosshill Dental Practice in Port Glasgow.[ 13]
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