Topsy Ojo
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| Full name | Temitope Oluwadamilola Ojo | ||
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| Date of birth | 28 July 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Tottenham, London, England | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb; 14 st 0 lb) | ||
| School | Dartford Grammar School | ||
| University | Birkbeck College | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Current status | |||
| Current team | London Irish | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Position |
Wing Full-back |
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| Youth clubs | |||
| London Irish | |||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2005-present | London Irish | 252 | (312) |
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2007- 2008 |
England Saxons England |
2 2 |
(5) (10) |
Temitope "Topsy" Ojo (born 28 July 1985) is an English rugby union player for London Irish , and has represented England at International level. He is London Irish's all-time leading try scorer, with 73 tries in all competitions.
Ojo was born in Tottenham, London. His father, Akin Ojo, a thoracic surgeon, and his mother Bola Ojo (née Ibidapo-Obe) are from south-west Nigeria, where Temitope is a common Yoruba name. Topsy Ojo started to play rugby union at Dartford Grammar School at the age of eleven, as well as going on to captain the 1st XV. He also represented Kent and London & South-East Schools at both U16 and U18. After he starting playing some under-19 trial matches and being recommended for the London Irish Academy he went on to join the Sunbury based Academy in July 2003.
He made his English club debut in September 2005 in a match against London Wasps. By April 2006 he had joined the full London Irish squad, and now plays wing.
Ojo has been tipped to replace Tom Varndell as "the hottest young finisher" by the BBC. He finished the 2005-06 Guinness Premiership season with 14 games in the starting line-up with 7 tries. That season, Ojo started in the final of the European Challenge Cup, losing to Gloucester Rugby. Despite only being at the club a few years, he has quickly become a firm favourite with the crowd.
Ojo scored a try in London Irish's first premiership game of the 2006–07 season, in which they defeated promoted Harlequins during the London Double Header at Twickenham.
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