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''' Victor Eriakpo Ubogu''' (born 8 September 1964) is a former [[Bath Rugby|Bath]] and England [[rugby union]] player.
'''Victor Eriakpo Ubogu''' (born 8 September 1964) is a retired [[Rugby union|rugby player]] who played for [[Bath Rugby|Bath]] and [[England national rugby union team|England]] national team.


== Travel to England and schooling ==
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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 Rugby Football Club|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 [[CA Brive|Brive]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.epcrugby.com/matchcentre/17106.php |title=The Third Heineken Cup Final|publisher=epcrugby.com|date=31 January 1998 |access-date=24 February 2017}}</ref> In 1992 he became a [[Prop (rugby union)|prop]] for the [[England national rugby union team]] where he remained until 1999.
In 1977, after arriving in the United Kingdom from [[Lagos]], Nigeria, he attended [[West Buckland School]] in [[Devon]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-02-19 |title=My School Sport: former England prop Victor Ubogu on how he discovered rugby union |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/schoolsports/8335346/My-School-Sport-former-England-prop-Victor-Ubogu-on-how-he-discovered-rugby-union.html |access-date=2024-05-27 |website=The Telegraph |language=en}}</ref> He received the school's top award, the Fortescue Medal. While at the school, he played for [[England national under-18 football team|England Under 18s]]. He went on to the [[University of Birmingham]] to study [[chemical engineering]]. While at university, he played for [[Moseley Rugby Football Club|Moseley]]. He went on to [[St Anne's College, Oxford]], where he was selected to play with the [[University of Oxford RFC]] and achieved his Blue.


== Professional career ==
Combining the size and strength typical of a prop with unusual speed for a player specializing in this position, Ubogu was often a highly effective ball-carrier in broken play. Against well-drilled international defences he sometimes lacked penetration, but he frequently embarrassed club-level opposition.{{Citation needed|date=February 2009}}
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After leaving [[University of Oxford|Oxford]], he joined Bath Rugby. He started for Bath in the victorious [[1998 Heineken Cup Final]] as they defeated [[CA Brive|Brive]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.epcrugby.com/matchcentre/17106.php|title=The Third Heineken Cup Final|publisher=epcrugby.com|date=31 January 1998|access-date=24 February 2017|archive-date=26 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161026005039/http://www.epcrugby.com/matchcentre/17106.php|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1992, he became a [[Prop (rugby union)|prop]] for the [[England national rugby union team]], where he remained until 1999.


== Post-career ventures ==
Ubogo founded the "Shoeless Joe's" chain of sports bars.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/the-secret-of-my-success-victor-ubogu-1086574.html|title=The Secret Of My Success: Victor Ubogu|date=1999-04-11|newspaper=The Independent|language=en-GB|access-date=2016-11-06}}</ref> In 2001, Ubogu appeared on ''[[Lily Savage's Blankety Blank]]''.<ref name="blanketyblank">{{cite episode|series=Lily Savage's Blankety Blank|airdate=18 February 2001|network=[[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]. Repeated 25 August 2016 on [[Challenge TV]]}}</ref> Since 2004 he has run a high-end travel and sporting hospitality company, using his initials as its name. Big wood
Ubogu founded the "Shoeless Joe's" chain of sports bars.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/the-secret-of-my-success-victor-ubogu-1086574.html|title=The Secret Of My Success: Victor Ubogu|date=1999-04-11|newspaper=The Independent|language=en-GB|access-date=2016-11-06}}</ref> In 2001, Ubogu appeared on ''[[Blankety Blank|Lily Savage's Blankety Blank]]''.<ref name="blanketyblank">{{cite episode|series=Lily Savage's Blankety Blank|airdate=18 February 2001|network=[[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]. Repeated 25 August 2016 on [[Challenge TV]]}}</ref> Since 2004, he has run a high-end travel and sporting [[Hospitality industry|hospitality]] company, using his initials as its name.


==References==
==References==
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*[http://www.sporting-heroes.net/rugby-heroes/displayhero.asp?HeroID=4877 Victor Ubogu Profile]
*[http://www.sporting-heroes.net/rugby-heroes/displayhero.asp?HeroID=4877 Victor Ubogu Profile]
*[http://www.vultd.co.uk/ Victor Ubogu's sport hospitality company]
*[http://www.vultd.co.uk/ Victor Ubogu's sport hospitality company]
*[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/rugby_union/article7043656.ece Sunday Times article 28 February 2010]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110604234510/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/rugby_union/article7043656.ece Sunday Times article 28 February 2010]
*[https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/the-secret-of-my-success-victor-ubogu-1086574.html Independent article 4 November 1999]
*[https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/the-secret-of-my-success-victor-ubogu-1086574.html Independent article 4 November 1999]
*[http://www.bathchronicle.co.uk/hot-seat-victor-ubogu/story-11353550-detail/story.html Bath Chronicle article 10 May 2011]
*[http://www.bathchronicle.co.uk/hot-seat-victor-ubogu/story-11353550-detail/story.html Bath Chronicle article 10 May 2011]
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Latest revision as of 04:35, 27 September 2024

Victor Eriakpo Ubogu
Date of birth (1964-09-08) 8 September 1964 (age 60)
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 retired rugby player who played for Bath and England national team.

Travel to England and schooling

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In 1977, after arriving in the United Kingdom from Lagos, Nigeria, he attended West Buckland School in Devon.[1] He received the school's top award, the Fortescue Medal. While at the 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 the University of Oxford RFC and achieved his Blue.

Professional career

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After leaving Oxford, he joined Bath Rugby. He started for Bath in the victorious 1998 Heineken Cup Final as they defeated Brive.[2] In 1992, he became a prop for the England national rugby union team, where he remained until 1999.

Post-career ventures

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Ubogu founded the "Shoeless Joe's" chain of sports bars.[3] In 2001, Ubogu appeared on Lily Savage's Blankety Blank.[4] Since 2004, he has run a high-end travel and sporting hospitality company, using his initials as its name.

References

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  1. ^ "My School Sport: former England prop Victor Ubogu on how he discovered rugby union". The Telegraph. 19 February 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  2. ^ "The Third Heineken Cup Final". epcrugby.com. 31 January 1998. Archived from the original on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  3. ^ "The Secret Of My Success: Victor Ubogu". The Independent. 11 April 1999. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  4. ^ Lily Savage's Blankety Blank. 18 February 2001. ITV. Repeated 25 August 2016 on Challenge TV.
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