Gabriel Oghre
Gabriel Oghre (born 25 May 1998) is an English professional rugby union player,[1] for Union Bordeaux Bègles in France's Top 14, he previously played for Wasps and Leicester Tigers in Premiership Rugby.
| Birth name | Gabriel Oghenetega Oghre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 25 May 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Westminster, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 103 kg (16 st 3 lb; 227 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Beechen Cliff School Millfield | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
Oghre joined the academy of Bath from Millfield.[2] He did not make an appearance for the Bath senior side and in July 2017 signed for Wasps.[2] In November 2017 he made his club debut against Newcastle Falcons in the Anglo-Welsh Cup and the following year made his league debut against Saracens.[3] Oghre came off the bench during the final of the 2019–20 Premiership Rugby season as Wasps finished runners up to Exeter Chiefs.[4]
Wasps entered administration on 17 October 2022 and Ohgre was made redundant along with all other players and coaching staff.[5] On 21 November 2022, Oghre joined Leicester Tigers on a short term deal.[6] He made his Leicester debut as a replacement on 11 December 2022 in a 23-17 win against the Ospreys, and featured twice more for Leicester before joining Union Bordeaux Bègles for the rest of the 2022-23 Top 14 season.
International career
In April 2017 Oghre made an appearance for England at under-19 level.[2] He represented the England under-20 team that finished runners up to France in the 2018 Six Nations Under 20s Championship and 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship.[7][8]
In September 2021 Oghre was called up to the senior England squad for a training camp.[9]
References
- "Gabriel Oghre". ESPN. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- Evans, Daniel (20 July 2017). "Bath Rugby Academy's Gabriel Oghre is snapped up by Wasps". Bath Chronicle. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- Bridge, Bobby (1 November 2021). "Gabriel Oghre's Wasps message after fitting Bath moment". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- Pilnick, Brent (24 October 2020). "Premiership Final: Exeter beat Wasps 19-13 to secure historic double". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- Bridge, Bobby (17 October 2022). "Wasps' administration confirmed as 167 employees made redundant". CoventryLive. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- "Gabriel Oghre: Leicester Tigers sign former Wasps hooker". BBC Sport. 21 November 2022.
- "Under-20s Six Nations: England 37-12 Wales". BBC Sport. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- Bridge, Bobby (11 June 2018). "Wasps pair Tom Willis and Gaby Oghre named in England's World Rugby U20 Championship semi-final squad". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- Jones, Chris (21 September 2021). "Louis Lynagh called up by England - Billy & Mako Vunipola plus George Ford left out". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 September 2021.