Darryl Marfo
Birth nameDarryl Yaw A. Marfo[1]
Birth date1 November 1990 (age 35)[1]
Birth placeWestminster, London, England[1]
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight112 kg (17 st 9 lb; 247 lb)
SchoolLondon Nautical School
PositionProp
Years 12009–2011
Clubs 1→ Richmond (loan)
Apps 113
Points 120
Years 22011–2015
Clubs 2Harlequins
Apps 232
Points 20
Years 32011–2012
Clubs 3→ Rosslyn Park (loan)
Apps 313
Points 30
Years 42013
Clubs 4→ London Scottish (loan)
Apps 41
Points 40
Years 52013–2014
Clubs 5→ Ealing Trailfinders (loan)
Apps 56
Points 50
Years 62015–2016
Clubs 6London Welsh
Apps 632
Points 65
Years 72017
Clubs 7Bath
Apps 74
Points 70
Years 82017–2019
Clubs 8Edinburgh
Apps 812
Points 80
Years 92020
Clubs 9Ospreys
Apps 93
Points 90
Years 102021
Clubs 10Leicester Tigers
Apps 100
Points 100
Clubupdate9 March 2021
Clubs 11→ Nottingham R.F.C. (loan)
Apps 111
Points 110
Years 112021
Repyears 12017
Repcaps 13
Reppoints 10
Repupdate26 October 2019

Darryl Yaw A. Marfo (born 1 November 1990) is a Scottish international rugby player. He has previously played for Harlequins, Bath and Leicester Tigers in Premiership Rugby, London Scottish, London Welsh and Ealing Trailfinders in the RFU Championship and Edinburgh in the Pro14. On 11 November 2017 he made his debut against , and has gained three caps.

Early life

Marfo was born in Westminster, London,[1] to a Scottish mother.[2] He grew up in Pimlico Marfo regularly visited his mother's family in Ayr.[3]

A family friend introduced Marfo to rugby at Battersea Ironsides.

Club career

Marfo joined Harlequins academy as a 14yr-old,[3] making his debut at 20 years old in September 2011 against Gloucester.[4] He left Harlequins at the end of the 2014-15 season, to join London Welsh.[5] When London Welsh were liquidated in December 2016 Marfo was worried that he would not be able to find a professional rugby contract,[3] however quickly joined Bath on a short-term contract in January 2017.[6] In the summer of 2017, Marfo signed a one-year contract with Edinburgh.[7] He left the club in December 2019.[8] He signed a short-term deal with Leicester Tigers in March 2021,[9] but was released on 16 June 2021 without playing a game.[10]

International career

Marfo received his first call up to the senior Scotland squad by coach Gregor Townsend in October 2017 for the Autumn Internationals. He is eligible for Scotland through his Scottish born mother.[11] He made his international debut on 11 November 2017 against , and also started against and in Scotland's record win against .[12]

References

  1. ^ "DARRYL MARFO". espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Marvellous Darryl Marfo's moving climb to Scotland prominence". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Darryl Marfo: 'There were real thoughts of packing in - I needed money'". The Daily Telegraph. 13 November 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Darryl Marfo, Harry Allen and Ryan Glynn bolster London Welsh squad for 2015/16". Premiership Rugby. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  5. ^ "DARRYL MARFO TO JOIN LONDON WELSH". quins.co.uk. Harlequin F.C. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2017.[dead link]
  6. ^ "Bath Rugby bring in London Welsh's Darryl Marfo and put him straight into squad to face Gloucester". bathchronicle.co.uk. Bath Chronicle. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Darryl Marfo: Edinburgh sign Bath loose-head prop". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Marfo leaves Edinburgh Rugby". Edinburgh Rugby. Archived from the original on 10 December 2019. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
  9. ^ "Tigers sign Marfo on short-term deal". Leicester Tigers. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
  10. ^ "The Leicester Tigers 'Class of 2021'". Leicester Tigers. 16 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Scotland: Gregor Townsend calls up 10 new caps for autumn Tests". BBC. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  12. ^ "List of international starts". ESPN. Retrieved 25 December 2017.