Edwin Edogbo
| Born | 21 December 2002 Cobh, County Cork, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 130 kg (20 st; 290 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Coláiste Muire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University College Cork | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Edwin Edogbo (born 21 December 2002) is an Irish rugby union player who plays as a lock for United Rugby Championship club Munster.[1] His younger brother Sean Edogbo also plays for Munster and has represented Ireland at under 20 level and on the Emerging Ireland team.[2][3]
Early life
Edogbo was born in Cork, to parents from Nigeria.[4]
Club career
Edogbo was selected for the Munster under-18s Clubs team in 2019 after helping east Cork club Cobh Pirates reach the Munster under-18s final. He also represented the Ireland under-18s Clubs and under-18s Schools sides.[5] He began studying engineering at University College Cork in 2021 and played for UCC in the early rounds of the 2021–22 All-Ireland League. Edogbo joined Munster's academy in November 2021, becoming the first player from Cobh Pirates to do so.[6]
Despite being injured, Edogbo was registered with Munster's Champions Cup squad in December 2021 following the disruption caused by the province's tour to South Africa the previous month.[7] After impressing during pre-season,[8] Edogbo made his senior competitive debut for Munster in round two of the 2022–23 against Welsh side Dragons on 25 September 2022, coming on as a replacement for Fineen Wycherley in the 57th minute in the province's 23–17 away defeat.[9] He then made his first start for the province in their 31–17 home win against South African side the Bulls in round five of the URC on 15 October 2022.[10]
Edogbo started in Munster's historic 28–14 win against a South Africa XV at Páirc Uí Chaoimh on 10 November 2022.[11] In January 2023, he signed a three-year contract with Munster, remaining in the academy for the 2023–24 season and joining the senior squad on a two-year contract from the 2024–25 season.[12]
International career
Ahead of the 2025 Autumn Nations Series, Edogbo was called up as a training panellist with the Ireland senior squad but was later ruled out of the campaign after a concussion.[13]
He was one of two uncapped players named for Ireland ahead of the 2026 Six Nations campaign.[14] In February 2026, he was named on the bench and came on to make his debut in the second round during a 20–13 victory against Italy.[15][16] Following his debut, the IRFU announced they would investigate racist comments directed at Edogbo on their X and Instagram accounts.[17][18][19]
Rugby honours
Munster
- United Rugby Championship
- Winner (1): 2022–23
References
- ^ "Edwin Edogbo". Munster Rugby. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ^ "The Edogbo Brothers: Everything you need to know about Munster's newest stars". 22 January 2026.
- ^ "Irish Rugby | Easterby Names 33-Player Emerging Ireland Squad For South Africa Tour".
- ^ "Irish Rugby | Edogbo Feels 'More Than Ready' For Ireland Opportunity".
- ^ "Cork All-Ireland winner and Clare minor hurler among new faces in Munster Rugby Academy". Irish Examiner. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Trio Join Greencore Munster Rugby Academy". Munster Rugby. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Munster to register 22 new players for Champions Cup squad". The42. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "'Very impressive' - Munster's young guns show their potential in pre-season". The42. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Report | Munster Defeated By Dragons". Munster Rugby. 25 September 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ "Report | Bonus-Point Win In Thomond Park". Munster Rugby. 15 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ "Report | Munster Secure Historic Victory Over SA Select XV". Munster Rugby. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- ^ "Contract Update & Addition For 2023/24". Munster Rugby. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ "Simon Zebo backs new Ireland cap Edwin Edogbo to 'set the game alight'". RTE. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
- ^ "Munster's Edogbo one of two uncapped players in 37-man Ireland Six Nations squad". Munster Rugby. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ^ Duffy, Muireann. "Ireland v Italy teams: Andy Farrell makes six changes for second round clash at the Aviva". The Irish Times. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
- ^ "Bench boost sees Ireland secure nervy win over Italy". RTE Sport. 16 February 2026. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
- ^ "IRFU investigating 'cowardly' racist abuse of Edogbo". 16 February 2026 – via www.rte.ie.
- ^ "Six Nations 2026: Johnny Sexton on racist abuse of Edwin Edogbo". BBC Sport. 17 February 2026.
- ^ "Ireland Rugby: IRFU want to 'hold people to account' following Edwin Edogbo abuse". BBC Sport. 16 February 2026.