Rio-Osayomwanbo Corkill
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| Full name | Rio-Osayomwanbo Corkill | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | c2002 (age 21–22) Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Loose forward, Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 14 January 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rio-Osayomwanbo Corkill is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward for Whitehaven RLFC in the RFL Championship.
He previously played for St Helens in the Super League.
Playing career
[edit]St Helens
[edit]Corkill made his first team début for Saints in August 2022 against the Wakefield Trinity .[2]
Whitehaven RLFC
[edit]On 26 September 2023 it was reported that he had signed for Whitehaven R.L.F.C. in the RFL Championship.[3]
Representative
[edit]In 2022, Corkill represented Nigeria at the 2022 MEA Rugby League Championship. He played in both matches which Nigeria won to retain the title.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ "Castleford 30 St Helens 10 - Tired Tigers good enough to see off youthful champions". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
- ^ "RIO CORKILL JOINS WHITEHAVEN". Barrow Raiders. 26 Sep 2023. Retrieved 14 Jan 2024.
- ^ "Hosts Ghana face holders Nigeria in Middle East Africa Championship Final". European Rugby League. 29 September 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "Nigeria retain Middle East Africa Championship & Kenya gain first win". European Rugby League. 2 October 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
External links
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Categories:
- 2000s births
- Living people
- Barrow Raiders players
- English rugby league players
- Nigeria national rugby league team players
- Rugby league players from Barrow-in-Furness
- Rugby league second-rows
- St Helens R.F.C. players
- Whitehaven R.L.F.C. players
- 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen
- English rugby league biography stubs