Beno Obano
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| Full name | Ohwobeno Osemudiamen A.M. Obano | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 25 October 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Peckham, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 120 kg (265 lb; 18 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | London Oratory School Dulwich College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Maro Itoje (cousin) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ohwobeno Osemudiamen A.M. Obano (born 25 October 1994) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a prop for Premiership Rugby club Bath and the England national team.
Early life
[edit]Obano was born in Peckham and grew up in East Dulwich.[1] He played in the 1st XV at The London Oratory School before winning a scholarship to Dulwich College. Whilst at Dulwich Obano was a two-time winner of the Schools Cup.
He is also the cousin of England lock, Maro Itoje.[1] Obano has a nickname Sinny.[1]
Club career
[edit]Obano was previously a member of the Wasps Academy. In the summer of 2014 he joined Bath.[1] Obano had a loan spell with Coventry during the 2014–15 National League 1 season. In February 2015, Obano made his first Premiership appearance for Bath against the Exeter Chiefs.[2]
International career
[edit]A long-term back injury ruled Obano out of the 2014 Junior World Cup.[1] In December 2017, Obano received his first England call up for the 34 man Six Nations training squad. He was called up for the Summer tour to South Africa in 2018 but was injured during camp. He played against Barbarians in summer 2019.[3]
Obano received his first England cap during the opening round of the 2021 Six Nations Championship in their 6-11 loss to Scotland.[4]
On the 17th January 2024, Obano was called up to the 2024 Six Nations Championship for England. He was announced on the bench after Ellis Genge pulled out with a foot injury, just before England's Round 1 game against Italy. He came on in the second half, receiving his 4th cap.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Beno Obano: 'I didn't want to be sitting in the City just telling stories about Maro'". The Guardian. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ "Ben Obano Stats". It's Rugby. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ^ "England rugby: Beno Obano & Gary Graham in 34-man training squad". BBC Sport. 29 December 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ "England 6-11 Scotland: Finn Russell orchestrates first Scottish win at Twickenham since 1983". BBC Sport. 6 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
External links
[edit]- Beno Obano at Premiership Rugby
- Beno Obano at ESPNscrum
- Beno Obano at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Bath Profile
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