Victor Eriakpo Ubogu (born 8 September 1964) is a retired rugby player who played for Bath and England national team.
| Date of birth | 8 September 1964 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 238 lb (108 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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Travel to England and schooling
editIn 1977, after arriving in the United Kingdom from Lagos, Nigeria, he attended West Buckland School in Devon.[1] He received the school's top award, the Fortescue Medal. While at the school, he played for England Under 18s. He went on to the University of Birmingham to study chemical engineering. While at university, he played for Moseley. He went on to St Anne's College, Oxford, where he was selected to play with the University of Oxford RFC and achieved his Blue.
Professional career
editAfter leaving Oxford, he joined Bath Rugby. He started for Bath in the victorious 1998 Heineken Cup Final as they defeated Brive.[2] In 1992, he became a prop for the England national rugby union team, where he remained until 1999.
Post-career ventures
editUbogu founded the "Shoeless Joe's" chain of sports bars.[3] In 2001, Ubogu appeared on Lily Savage's Blankety Blank.[4] Since 2004, he has run a high-end travel and sporting hospitality company, using his initials as its name.
References
edit- ^ "My School Sport: former England prop Victor Ubogu on how he discovered rugby union". The Telegraph. 19 February 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "The Third Heineken Cup Final". epcrugby.com. 31 January 1998. Archived from the original on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- ^ "The Secret Of My Success: Victor Ubogu". The Independent. 11 April 1999. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ^ Lily Savage's Blankety Blank. 18 February 2001. ITV. Repeated 25 August 2016 on Challenge TV.
External links
edit- Victor Ubogu Profile
- Victor Ubogu's sport hospitality company
- Sunday Times article 28 February 2010
- Independent article 4 November 1999
- Bath Chronicle article 10 May 2011
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