David Akinluyi
| Full name | David Akinluyi | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 February 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Ilesa, Nigeria | ||
| School | Saint Olave's Grammar School | ||
| University | University of Cambridge | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Wing | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| Northampton Saints | |||
David Akinluyi (born 10 February 1984, in Ilesa, Nigeria) is a rugby union footballer who played on the wing for the Northampton Saints.
Career
Akinluyi played rugby while a pupil at St Olave's Grammar School and then at the University of Cambridge. He scored a try for Cambridge in the Varsity Match against Oxford in 2005.
David Akinluyi was controversially picked to play for Cambridge in the 2006 varsity match despite the fact that he was a full-time professional. Although not unusual for ex-professionals to play in the varsity match it was the first time a current professional player had been picked [1] He was, however, removed from the team sheet the afternoon before the game. His younger brother Didi Akinluyi played for Cambridge in the U21 varsity game that year [2]
Due to a variety of injuries he left Northampton in 2007 without ever making his full debut [3] Since then he has joined Oliver Wyman, a management consultancy specialising in the financial sector
He played for Old Olavians RFC from 2007-9 before joining the Birmingham and Solihull Bees on a non-contract basis for the 2009/2010.
He has been selected in the Help for Heroes squad for the 2009 Middlesex Sevens (as David Akinlui)
He is in the 2009/2010 England Sevens Training Squad [4]
He is the current Captain of the Nigerian national team.[5]
References
External links
- Northampton Saints Rugby Club
- Cambridge University Rugby Club
- CURFC Varsity 2005 match report
- Didi's profile at CURFC
- Saints part company with three players