Full name | Oriol Ripol Fortuny | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nickname | Chico, Rips, Ripper, Raspberry | ||||||||||||
Date of birth | 6 September 1975 | ||||||||||||
Place of birth | Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain | ||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||
Weight | 84 kg (13 st 3 lb) | ||||||||||||
Spouse | Karin Ripol | ||||||||||||
Children | Astrid Ripol | ||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||
Playing career | |||||||||||||
Position | Wing, Centre, | ||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||
|
Professional / senior clubs | |||
---|---|---|---|
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
1991–1999 1999–1999 1999–2000 2000–2001 2001–2001 2001–2002 2002–2004 2004–2004 2005–2005 2005–2010 2010–2011 |
Barcelona UC Santboiana Bridgend Moraleja Stade Montois Rotherham Titans Northampton Saints Parma Rotherham Titans Sale Sharks Worcester Warriors |
20 90 5 |
(20) (130) (5) |
National team(s) | |||
---|---|---|---|
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
1998–2002 | Spain | 17 | (20) |
Oriol Ripol (born 6 September 1975, in Barcelona) is a rugby player from Spain. He previously played for Rotherham, Northampton, Worcester Warriors (whom he left in 2011.) and Sale Sharks and has represented the Barbarians. In the 2005–2006 season, Ripol started the final and scored a try as Sale Sharks won their first ever Premiership title.