Derrick Appiah

Derrick Appiah (Modena, 19 July 1994) is an Italian rugby union player who plays for English club Benetton in the Pro14.[1]

Derrick Appiah
Birth nameDerrick Appiah
Date of birth (1994-07-19) 19 July 1994
Place of birthModena, Italy
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight118 kg (18 st 8 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)

2010−2013		 Modena
F.I.R. Academy		 ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013–2015
2015–2017
2016
2016
2017
2017−2018
2018−		 Mogliano
Worcester Warriors
→Nottingham
→London Scottish
→Edinburgh (loan)
London Scottish
Benetton		 29
5
1
1
5
21		 (15)
(5)
(0)
(0)
(0)
(10)
Correct as of 30 April 2018
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014
2017−		 Italy U20
Emerging Italy		 10
3		 (0)
(0)
Correct as of 30 April 2018

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.

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.[2] On 5 May 2017, Appiah signs for RFU Championship outfit London Scottish ahead of the 2017-18 season.[3]

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 pool finish during the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship - a campaign which saw his country defeat Argentina U20s 29-26. In 2017 he was named in the Emerging Italy squad.[4]


References
  1. https://benettonrugby.it/team/appiah-derrick/
  2. "Worcester Warriors sign Italy U20s prop Derrick Appiah". BBC Sport. 4 February 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  3. "Worcester Warriors prop Derrick Appiah signs permanent deal with Championship outfit London Scottish". Worcester News. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  4. Portoghese, Matteo (25 May 2017). "Rugby – Italia Emergenti pronta per la Nations Cup".
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