Eni Gesinde
Eniola 'Eni' Gesinde is a rugby union footballer and current Newcastle Falcons senior academy member.
 Eni (centre) with a pair of fans | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Eniola Gesinde | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 25 November 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 15 st 8 lb (99 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Woodhouse Grove School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Northumbria University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Eni was born in Lagos, Nigeria, before moving to England as a child.[1] He represented Yorkshire at U-18s level before joining the Newcastle Falcons academy.[1] Using his natural power and pace he scored a number of tries for the Development team.
Eni has captained the Falcons development team on a number of occasions and has recently led the Newcastle Falcons sevens team to a hat trick of victories in the Scottish Borders sevens, winning the Hawick, Melrose and Langham sevens titles with Gesinde playing an integral role throughout.
On 4 September 2006, Eni was named as part of the extended England sevens squad for the 06/07 season by Mike Friday.
On Sunday 17 September Eni made his Newcastle Falcons 1st team debut, coming off the bench in the 72nd minute during the 44-20 defeat to Saracens.
References
- "Eniola Gesinde". Cornish Pirates.