Bright Ojamohare Sodje (born 21 April 1966) is a retired
dual-code rugby player, who played for
rugby league
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clubs; the
Wakefield Trinity (Wildcats),
Hull Kingston Rovers
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, and the
Sheffield Eagles in England as well as
rugby union
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for
Wakefield RFC
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.
Sodje's brothers,
Sam,
Efe
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,
Akpo, Steve, and his nephew,
Onome, have all played professional
football in England.
Bright was a winger with a reputation for scoring tries, and noted for his aeroplane style celebration.
Financial Crisis at Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
In 2000, at the height of a financial crisis at Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, the contracts of all players aged over 24 were terminated during September 2000. The players affected were;
Andy Fisher,
Bobbie Goulding
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,
Warren Jowitt,
Tony Kemp (player-coach),
Steve McNamara
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,
Francis Maloney,
Martin Masella,
Steve Prescott, Bright Sodje,
Francis Stephenson and
Glen Tomlinson.
Personal life
In September 2017, Bright was sentenced to 21 months in prison for
fraud, having – with his brothers Efe and Stephen –
siphoned off money from a charity, the Sodje Sports Foundation.
References
External links
Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
1966 births
Living people
Alumni of Sheffield Hallam University
Black British sportspeople
British people convicted of fraud
Citizens of Nigeria through descent
English criminals
English people of Nigerian descent
English rugby league players
English rugby union players
Hull Kingston Rovers players
Prisoners and detainees of England and Wales
Rugby league wingers
Sheffield Eagles players
Wakefield RFC players
Wakefield Trinity players
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