Charles Afuakwah
Ghanaian rugby union player (born 1966)
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Charles Afuakwah (born 27 June 1966 in Ghana) is a Ghanaian-born[2] Scottish former rugby union player who played for Glasgow Rugby, now Glasgow Warriors at the Lock position.
27 June 1966
| Born | Charles Afuakwah 27 June 1966 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 111 kg (17 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Glasgow University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby Union career
Amateur career
Before professionalism he played for Glasgow Academicals RFC.[3]
He played for newly merged team Glasgow Hawks from 1997[4] while he still played with the professional Glasgow side.[5]
Provincial and professional career
He played for the provincial Glasgow District side before it became professional as Glasgow Warriors.[6]
When the provincial side professionalised in 1996, Afuakwah was the starting Lock in Glasgow's European Rugby Challenge Cup match against French side AS Montferrand. He has the Glasgow Warrior No. 24.
Afuakwah played for Glasgow in the European Cup matches against Ulster Rugby and London Wasps in season 1997-98.[7] Glasgow won against Ulster Rugby but was beaten by Wasps.[8]
He left Glasgow to solely play for amateur side Glasgow Hawks RFC in 1998 on Glasgow's merger with Caledonia Reds.[9]
Administrative career
He is now President of the Glasgow Hawks club.[10] [11][12]
Dental career
Outwith rugby, Afuakwah is now a dentist practising at Crosshill Dental Practice in Port Glasgow.[13]