Derrick Appiah
| Full name | Derrick Appiah | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 19 July 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Modena, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 118 kg (18 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Derrick Appiah (born 19 July 1994) is an Italian rugby union player who plays for English club London Scottish in the RFU Championship.
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.
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 finish during the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship - a campaign which saw his country defeat Argentina U20s 29-26.
On 4 February 2015, Appiah makes move to England with Worcester Warriors in top level competition, which is the Aviva Premiership from the 2015-16 season.[1] On 5 May 2017, Appiah signs for RFU Championship outfit London Scottish ahead of the 2017-18 season.[2]
References
- ↑ "Worcester Warriors sign Italy U20s prop Derrick Appiah". BBC Sport. 4 February 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
- ↑ "Worcester Warriors prop Derrick Appiah signs permanent deal with Championship outfit London Scottish". Worcester News. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2017.