Adedayo Adebayo
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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
8 times between 1996 and 1998. He played club rugby for Bath
and Parma
and then went on to coach the Scottish based sevens side, Bone Steelers.
He made his international debut on 23 November 1996 against Italy
, a match which England went on to win 54-21. His final appearance in an England shirt was on 22 March 1998 against France.
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.
He is now the CEO and founder of a corporate hospitality company in England.
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...
footballer, who played on the wing for England
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...
8 times between 1996 and 1998. He played club rugby for Bath
Bath Rugby
Bath Rugby is an English professional rugby union club that is based in the city of Bath. They play in the Aviva Premiership league...
and Parma
Parma Rugby
Rugby Parma F.C. is an Italian rugby union club. They are based in Parma in Emilia-Romagna. They were known as Overmach Rugby Parma for sponsorship reasons.-History:...
and then went on to coach the Scottish based sevens side, Bone Steelers.
He made his international debut on 23 November 1996 against Italy
Italy national rugby union team
The Italy national rugby union team represent the nation of Italy in the sport of rugby union. The team is also known as the Azzurri . Italy have been playing international rugby since the late 1920s, and since 2000 compete annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland,...
, a match which England went on to win 54-21. His final appearance in an England shirt was on 22 March 1998 against France.
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.
He is now the CEO and founder of a corporate hospitality company in England.