Asher Opoku-Fordjour
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Position

Prop

Test Caps

1

Club

Sale Sharks

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Age

20

Height

180

Weight

108

U20 Caps

19

Asher Opoku-Fordjour

Asher Opoku-Fordjour signed with the Sale Sharks Academy in November 2022 and earned a senior contract following an impressive 2023/24 season with the Premiership club.The tighthead prop played in the 2023 U20 Six Nations and World Rugby U20 Championship in South Africa. The beginning of the 2023/24 season saw Asher break through to the Sale first team, earning appearances in the Gallagher Premiership and Investec Champions Cup. He was named in Mark Mapletoft's England U20 Men Elite Playing Squad for the 2023/24 season and featured prominently as England won the 2024 U20 Six Nations title. Asher was named in Mapletoft's 30-player squad for the 2024 edition of the World Rugby U20 Championship and played a starring role in England's global triumph. Mapletoft selected him for England A's win over Australia A at Twickenham Stoop in November 2024.  

England statistics
26
Mins played
26
Avg. Min. Per Game
1
Wins
0
Draws
0
Losses
Attack
Points 0
Tries 0
Try assists 0
Defenders Beaten 0
Carries 0
Metres carried 0
Avg. Meters Per Carry 0
Clean Breaks 0
Open Play
Passes 0
Offloads 0
Pass Success 0%
Defence
Tackles 0
Turnovers 0
Tackle Success 0%
  • Career Path
  • 2019 Wasps U15 Wasps U16
  • 2021 Wasps U18 City of Oxford College
  • 2022 U20 South U20 North Stourbridge Sedgley Park
  • 2023 England U20 England U19 Sale Sharks Sale FC
  • 2024 England A England
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Position guide
What is a Prop?

The props prop the hooker on both sides in the front row, push against the opposition props and anchor the scrum. The loose-head prop is on the hooker’s left, his head outside the scrum when it engages, the tighthead packs down to the hooker’s right on the inside, shoring up the scrum with strength.

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