Ryan Olowofela
{{short description|English rugby union player}}
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{{Use British English|date=June 2017}}
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| name = Taiye "Ryan" Olowofela
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| birth_name = Taiye Ryan Olowofela{{cite web|title=UL Awards Programme|url=http://unitedlearning.org.uk/Portals/0/News%20Articles/07.2014%20Best%20in%20Everyone%20Awards%20List.pdf|website=United Learning|accessdate=10 June 2017}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|4|17|df=y}}{{cite web|title=Ryan Olowofela|url=http://www.leicestertigers.com/rugby/leicester_tigers_development_squad.php?player=123414&includeref=dynamic|website=Leicester Tigers Development Squad}}
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| school = Lincoln Minster School
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| relatives = Kehinde Olowofela
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| ru_currentposition = Centre, wing
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| youthyears1 = 2014-17
| youthclubs1 = Leicester Tigers{{cite web|title=England Sevens biography|url=http://en.staging.rfu.deltatre.net/england/england-sevens/squads/ryan-olowofela/|website=England Rugby Sevens Squad biography|accessdate=10 June 2017}}
| amatyears1 = 2016
| amatteam1 = Leicester Lions{{cite web|title=1st XV team - Ryan Olowofela|url=http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/leicesterlions/teams/73129/player/ryan-owolofela-1766693|website=Leicester Lions RFC|accessdate=10 June 2017}}
| amatapps1 = 2
| amatpoints1 = 0
| amatyears2 = 2017
| amatteam2 = South Leicester{{cite web|title=Sedgley Tigers v South Leicester|url=http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/sedgleyparktigers/news/former-tiger-helps-the-white-rose-tigers-1779158.html|website=Sedgley Tigers|accessdate=10 June 2017}}{{cite web|title=South Leicester v Scunthorpe|url=http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/southleicester/teams/7773/match-centre/1-2145399|website=South Leicester RFC|accessdate=10 June 2017}}{{cite web|title=South Leicester v Stourbridge|url=http://www.stourbridgerugby.com/teams/14914/match-centre/1-2145429|website=Stourbridge Rugby|accessdate=10 June 2017}}
| amatapps2 = 3?
| amatpoints2 = 25?
| years1 = 2019–2021
| clubs1 = Northampton Saints
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| years2 = 2022–2023
| clubs2 = Jersey Reds
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| years3 = 2023–
| clubs3 = Nottingham RFC
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| clubupdate = 15 March 2023
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| repsevensyears1 = 2017-
| repsevensteam1 = England Sevens{{cite web|title=England Sevens retain Olowofela|url=http://www.leicestertigers.com/m/news/26809.php|website=Leicester Tigers|accessdate=10 June 2017}}
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Taiye "Ryan" Olowofela (born 17 April 1998) is an English rugby union player who plays centre or wing for Nottingham. Most recently, Ryan has been a part of the England national rugby sevens team.{{cite web|title=England Sevens win Challenge Trophy|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/news/features/england-sevens-win-challenge-trophy-moscow/|website=England Rugby|accessdate=10 June 2017}} Between 2019 and 2021 he played for Northampton Saints in Premiership Rugby.
Career
=Leicester Tigers=
Ryan Olowofela was named as part of the Leicester Tigers team for the 2015 Premiership Rugby Sevens Series.{{cite web|title=Leicester Tigers name sevens team|url=http://www.premiershiprugby.com/news/leicester-tigers-team-for-singha-premiership-sevens/|website=Premiership Rugby|accessdate=10 June 2017}} Ryan wasn't announced in the Leicester Tigers squad for the 2017-18 season.
=Rugby sevens=
Ryan Olowofela was named as part of the England Rugby Sevens squad for the 2017 Rugby Europe Grand Prix Series.{{cite web|last1=Sherrard|first1=Gary|title=Olowofela called into Euro Sevens squad|url=http://www.leicestertigers.com/news/26784.php#.WTwY78bMw6U|website=Leicester Tigers|accessdate=10 June 2017}} Ryan went on to participate in all four rounds of the series.{{Cite news|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/news/features/england-sevens-win-challenge-trophy-moscow/|title=England Sevens win Challenge Trophy in Moscow|work=RFU|access-date=2017-08-27|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/news/features/england-sevens-finish-sixth-poland/|title=England Sevens finish sixth in Poland|work=RFU|access-date=2017-08-27|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/news/features/england-sevens-defeated-challenge-trophy-final/|title=England Sevens defeated in Challenge Trophy final|work=RFU|access-date=2017-08-27|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/news/features/england-finish-sixth-mitsubishi-motors-exeter/|title=England finish sixth at Mitsubishi Motors Exeter 7s|work=RFU|access-date=2017-08-27|language=en}}
=Northampton Saints=
Northampton Saints announced the signing of Olowfela on 29 March 2019, with Olowofela to join that summer.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/47734993|title=Northampton Saints sign Ryan Olowofela, Lewis Bean and Karl Garside|publisher=BBC|date=28 March 2019|accessdate=29 March 2019}}
References
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