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BBC News
6 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
Prop Fasogbon signs new Gloucester contract
Gloucester tighthead prop Afolabi Fasogbon has signed a new contract at 20, enjoyed an eye-catching debut Premiership season which included 12 starts in the league for fifth-placed Gloucester."When I had the chance to sign for Gloucester after leaving London Irish, I knew it was the best place for me to develop my game," Fasogbon told the Cherry and Whites' website."This season has been so enjoyable. I'm just trying to learn from every moment, good or bad and keep adding to my game."The length of Fasogbon's contract extension has not been revealed but Gloucester say it will keep him at Kingsholm "for the 2025-26 season and beyond."Fasogbon's emergence this season led to him being nominated for Breakthrough Player of the Season at the Rugby Awards, an award won by Northampton Saints flanker Henry Pollock."When we signed Afo we were excited about his potential, but we were careful not to throw him in too early," Gloucester director of rugby George Skivington added."I think you're seeing the benefits of that this season. He's been excellent considering he's still only a young man, particularly for a prop. "But he's still got a long way to go and a lot of potential to unlock."
BBC News
20-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Fit-again Feyi-Waboso named in England training camp
Exeter and England wing Immanuel Feyi-Waboso's prospects of playing Test rugby this summer increased after the 22-year-old was selected for a two-day England training camp this has not played since dislocating his shoulder in December, with his comeback delayed by a setback suffered at an England camp in centre Seb Atkinson, Leicester back row Emeke Ilione and Sale midfielder Rekeiti Ma'asi-White are also included in a 33-strong group that does not include either British and Irish Lions, or players from Northampton and Bath, who are preparing for European finals this 20-year-old prop Afolabi Fasogbon, who was ruled out of Six Nations contention with an ankle injury, is named, along with the likes of Jamie George, George Ford and Ben Curry, who missed out on Lions selection earlier this month. England training squad Forwards:Joe Batley (Bristol Bears), Fin Baxter (Harlequins), Richard Capstick (Exeter Chiefs), Arthur Clark (Gloucester Rugby), Ben Curry (Sale Sharks), Theo Dan (Saracens), Alex Dombrandt (Harlequins), Afolabi Fasogbon (Gloucester Rugby), Jamie George (Saracens), Joe Heyes (Leicester Tigers), Emeka Ilione (Leicester Tigers), Nick Isiekwe (Saracens), Jack Kenningham (Harlequins), Gabriel Oghre (Bristol Bears), Asher Opoku-Fordjour (Sale Shark), Bevan Rodd (Sale Sharks), Tom Willis (Saracens)Backs:Charlie Atkinson (Gloucester Rugby), Seb Atkinson (Gloucester Rugby), Oscar Beard (Harlequins), Joe Carpenter (Sale Sharks), Tobias Elliott (Saracens), Immanuel Feyi-Waboso (Exeter Chiefs), George Ford (Sale Sharks), Rekeiti Ma'asi-White (Sale Sharks), Cadan Murley (Harlequins), Luke Northmore (Harlequins), Raffi Quirke (Sale Sharks), Harry Randall (Bristol Bears), Tom Roebuck (Sale Sharks), Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs), Freddie Steward (Leicester Tigers), Jack van Poortvliet (Leicester Tigers) Feyi-Waboso had a breakout campaign last season, scoring his first international try off the bench in Six Nations defeat by Scotland, before crossing in all three matches on England's summer tour of Japan and New Zealand. His top-end pace brings an extra dimension to England's attack and was sorely missed despite the team finishing second in this year's Six and England publicly disagreed over how his injury treated, with the recently-signed Professional Game Partnership giving England a greater say in the conditioning and rehabilitation of their centrally contracted head coach Rob Baxter indicated earlier this month that Feyi-Waboso could get a run-out in the Chiefs' final game of the season against Sale on 31 British and Irish Lions head coach Andy Farrell suggested that he would supplement his initial 38-man selection for the tour of Australia with later call-ups for those who need a chance to prove their will play Argentina in Buenos Aires and San Juan on 5 July and 12 July respectively before a one-off Test against the United States on 19 July in will play an uncapped warm-up match against a France XV on 21 June at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham.
