David Akinluyi

David Akinluyi

Full name	David Akinluyi
Date of birth	10 February 1984 (1984-02-10) (age 27)
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^{[citation needed] [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) [5]

He is in the 2009/2010 England Sevens Training Squad ^[4]

Trivia

• David's older brother Sam captains the 1st XV at OORFC. Sam also represented Loughborough University, Westcombe Park and the NEC Harlequins (Under 21s)

See also

• Old Olavians RFC

References

1. ^ [1].
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4. ^ [4]

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

Persondata
Name	Akinluyi, David
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Date of birth	10 February 1984
Place of birth	Ilesa, Nigeria
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