Tyler Offiah (born 29 June 2006) is an English rugby union player who plays for

Bath Rugby Bath Rugby is a professional rugby union club in Bath, Somerset, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby. Founded in 1865 as Bath Football Club, since 1894 the club has played at the Recreation Ground in the c ...

. He is the son of Martin Offiah.

Early life

Offiah joined Ealing Trailfinders aged five years-old and attended

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. He was part of the

London Irish London Irish RFC is a professional rugby union club which competes in the Premiership, the top division of English rugby union. The club has also competed in the Anglo-Welsh Cup, the European Champions Cup and European Challenge Cup. While ...

academy and became part of the London and South Central academy, funded by the

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. He completed his A-Levels at

Wellington College, Berkshire Wellington College is a public school (English independent day and boarding school) in the village of Crowthorne, Berkshire, England. Wellington is a registered charity and currently educates roughly 1,200 pupils, between the ages of 13 and ...

, received an offer from the University of Bath to study Politics and International Relations. A multi-sport athlete, he also played

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for London Blitz as a wide receiver and

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for Richmond Warriors. He has also worked as a model for the Sandra Reynolds Model Agency in London.

Career

He trained with

side

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without signing a professional contract. He signed a professional contract with

ahead of the 2024/25 season. Reportedly, Offiah also had offers from

Gloucester Rugby Gloucester Rugby are a professional rugby union club based in the West Country city of Gloucester, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby, as well as in the European Rugby Champions Cup. The club was formed i ...

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and

Leicester Tigers Leicester Tigers (officially Leicester Football Club) are a professional rugby union club based in Leicester, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby. The club was founded in 1880 and since 1892 plays its hom ...

. Upon his signing, Bath head of rugby

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said "What impresses me about Tyler is his speed, spatial awareness, finishing ability and a natural understanding of playing the game".

International career

He made his England U18 debut in April 2024 at the U18 Six Nations Rugby Festival in Italy.

Style of play

At 6ft 3" he is taller than his father, although also plays on the wing. He has been described as having "exceptional speed, strength, and scoring prowess.” England U18 head coach Jonathan Pendlebury compared him to his father speaking to ''RugbyPass'' saying "They othlike scoring tries…he ylerlikes playing rugby with a smile on his face."

Personal life

The son of former cross-code rugby international Martin Offiah and his wife Virginia, he has stated that he is a fan of Brisbane Broncos. He took part in Judo, athletics and basketball as a youngster. His younger brother Phoenix is in the

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development system. His cousin Odeluga Offiah is a professional footballer. He has Nigerian heritage through his paternal grandparents, his grandfather George was working as a magistrate in

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at the time of his death.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Offiah, Tyler 2006 births Living people English people of Nigerian descent English rugby union players People educated at Wellington College, Berkshire Rugby union wings