Victor Ubogu

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Victor Ubogu
Date of birth (1964-09-08) 8 September 1964 (age 59)
Place of birthLagos, Nigeria
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight238 lb (108 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1992-1999 England 24 (5)

Victor Eriakpo Ubogu (born 8 September 1964) is a rugby player who known for playing in the Bath and England rugby union.

Arriving in the UK from Lagos, Nigeria in 1977, he attended West Buckland School in Devon he received the school's top award, the Fortescue Medal. While at 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 University of Oxford RFC and achieved his Blue. After leaving Oxford he joined Bath Rugby. He started for Bath in the victorious 1998 Heineken Cup Final as they defeated Brive.[1] In 1992 he became a prop for the England national rugby union team where he remained until 1999.

Ubogu founded the "Shoeless Joe's" chain of sports bars.[2] In 2001, Ubogu appeared on Lily Savage's Blankety Blank.[3] Since 2004 he has run a high-end travel and sporting hospitality company, using his initials as its name.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The Third Heineken Cup Final". epcrugby.com. 31 January 1998. Archived from the original on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  2. ^ "The Secret Of My Success: Victor Ubogu". The Independent. 11 April 1999. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  3. ^ Lily Savage's Blankety Blank. 18 February 2001. ITV. Repeated 25 August 2016 on Challenge TV.

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