Adedayo Adebayo
Birth nameAdedayo Adeyemi Adebayo
Date of birth (1970-11-30) 30 November 1970
Place of birthIbadan, Nigeria
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight95 kg (14 st 13 lb)
Occupation(s)CEO and Founder of Premier Lifestyle www.premierlifestyle.com
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1989 2001
2001 2002
Bath
Parma
69
(?)
(95)
(?)
Correct as of 8 Oct 2006
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
19961998 England 7 (10)
Correct as of 8 Oct 2006
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
1993 1999 England 1993 Sevens World Cup

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[1] and then went on to coach the Scottish-based sevens side, Bone Steelers. He started for Bath in the victorious 1998 Heineken Cup Final as they defeated Brive.[2]

Career

Adebayo made his international debut on 23 November 1996 against Italy,[3] a match which England went on to win 54-21. His final appearance in an England shirt was on 22 March 1998 against Scotland.

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 the CEO and founder of Premier Lifestyle, a corporate hospitality company based in England.

References

  1. "BBC SPORT - HEINEKEN CUP - Adebayo enjoys la dolce vita".
  2. "The Third Heineken Cup Final". epcrugby.com. 31 January 1998. Archived from the original on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  3. "Rugby Union:Day of Adebayo arrives". 17 November 1996. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017.
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