#5. Emeka Ilione
- Age: 20
- Club: Leicester Tigers
- Position: Back-row
The back-rower joined the Leicester Tigers academy in 2018 after playing his early rugby with Nottingham High School and Nottingham Corsairs RFC.
He was part of the Tigers squad that won the 2018/19 Academies Under-18 League and shared the title a year later following a draw with London Irish in the Final.
Emeka was among four Tigers players selected for the England Under-18 development tour to South Africa in the August 2019.
DID YOU KNOW? He was previously a basketball player at county level
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