Emmanuel Iyogun
Date of birth (2000-11-24) 24 November 2000[1]
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight119 kg (262 lb)[2]
SchoolWoodlands School, Basildon
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016 Southend RFC ()
2019-2020 Bedford (loan) ()
2020- Northampton Saints ()

Emmanuel Iyogun (born 24 November 2000) is an English rugby union for Northampton Saints who plays as a prop forward.

Early life

Iyogun attended Woodlands School, Basildon and was scouted by Northampton Saints whilst playing for Southend RFC as a 15 year-old.[3]

Career

He captained the Northampton Saints under-18s as a back row forward prior to being converted into a front row forward. He played in the Rugby Championship on loan at Bedford RFC.[4] He made his Rugby Premiership and European Rugby Champions Cup debut for Northampton in 2020, as a 19 year-old. He was named the Club’s Breakthrough Player of the Season in his debut campaign in 2019-20.[5]

He had made 25 appearances by the end of the 2021-22 season, including a start in the Premiership semi-final defeat to Leicester Tigers. He signed a new long-term contract with the club in August 2022.[6][7] In January 2023, he suffered an Achilles injury which ended his season.[8]

Personal life

Born in Madrid, alongside his rugby career Iyongu is studying a joint-honours Law and Criminology degree.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Emmanuel Iyogun". Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "Emmanuel Iyogun". All.Rugby. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "Woodlands teenager Emmanuel selected for Northampton Saints rugby academy". Echo-News. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  4. ↑ Heagney, Liam (26 September 2021). "How at 19, Manny Iyogun made transition from 105kg loosie to 115kg loosehead". Rugby Pass. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "EMMANUEL IYOGUN PENS NEW NORTHAMPTON SAINTS CONTRACT". Premiershiprugby.
  6. ↑ "Emmanuel Iyogun: Prop signs new deal with Premiership club". BBC Sport. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  7. ↑ Aloia, Andrew (11 June 2022). "Premiership semi-final: Leicester Tigers 27-14 Northampton Saints - George Ford inspires win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  8. ↑ Vickers, Tom (4 June 2023). "Dowson gives injury latest on Saints prop Iyogun". Northampton Chronicle. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  9. ↑ Mockford, Sarah (September 2, 2022). "Hotshot: Northampton Saints prop Emmanuel Iyogun". Rugby World. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
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