Derrick Appiah

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Derrick Appiah
Birth nameDerrick Appiah
Date of birth (1994-07-19) 19 July 1994 (age 29)
Place of birthModena, Italy
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight118 kg (18 st 8 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)

2010−2013
Modena
F.I.R. Academy
()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013–2015
2015–2017
2016
2016
2017
2017−2018
2018−2021
2021
2021−
2022
Mogliano
Worcester Warriors
Nottingham
London Scottish
Edinburgh (loan)
London Scottish
Benetton
Mogliano
Colorno
Northern Suburbs
29
5
1
1
5
21
20
5
(15)
(5)
(0)
(0)
(0)
(10)
(5)
(0)
Correct as of 26 Mar 2021
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014
2017−
Italy U20
Emerging Italy
10
3
(0)
(0)
Correct as of 30 April 2018

Derrick Appiah (born 19 July 1994, in Modena) is an Italian rugby union player who plays for Italinan club Colorno in the Top10.[1]

Appiah has featured for Mogliano in Italy's National Championship of Excellence and the Amlin Challenge Cup and has also enjoyed spells with Rugby Parma and Modena Rugby.

On 4 February 2015, Appiah made a move to England with Worcester Warriors in top level competition, which is the Aviva Premiership, starting from the 2015-16 season.[2] On 5 May 2017, Appiah signs for RFU Championship outfit London Scottish ahead of the 2017-18 season.[3] From 2018 to 2021, Appiah played with Italian Pro14 team Benetton.[4]

The prop was a regular for Italy U20s during the 2014 RBS Junior Six Nations campaign, helping Italy to a 32-13 victory over Scotland and a fifth-place finish. Later that year, he helped Italy to a third-place pool finish during the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship - a campaign which saw his country defeat Argentina U20s 29-26. In 2017 he was named in the Emerging Italy squad.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "MERCATO BIANCOROSSO: INGAGGIATO L'EX BENETTON DERRICK APPIAH". Rugby Colorno (in Italian). 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Worcester Warriors sign Italy U20s prop Derrick Appiah". BBC Sport. 4 February 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Worcester Warriors prop Derrick Appiah signs permanent deal with Championship outfit London Scottish". Worcester News. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Il Benetton Rugby saluta 10 Leoni e 4 componenti dello staff". Benetton Rugby (in Italian). 30 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  5. ^ Portoghese, Matteo (25 May 2017). "Rugby – Italia Emergenti pronta per la Nations Cup".

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