Date of birth | 23 July 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 101 kg (223 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Grey High School, Port Elizabeth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Josiah Twum-Boafo (born 23 July 1997) is a South African rugby union player for the Southern Kings in the Pro14. His regular position is centre or wing.
Twum-Boafo was born in Butterworth to a Ghanaian father and a mother from Trinidad and Tobago. He matriculated at Grey High School in Port Elizabeth and represented local provincial side the Eastern Province Kings at various age-groups.[1]
In 2019, Twum-Boafo was contracted by the Southern Kings Pro14 franchise and he made his first class debut in October 2019, coming on as a replacement in their match against Munster[2] and making his first start the following week against Ulster.[3]