Biyi Alo (born 16 March 1994) is an English professional

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player who plays for Ealing Trailfinders in the English Championship. Alo has also released three

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EPs, under the name 'Biyi'.

Club career

Alo came through the academy ranks of

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and during this period he spent time on loan at

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. He was a member of the Sarries side that defeated

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to win the 2015 Anglo-Welsh Cup. The following year saw him leave for

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. After making thirty first-team appearances for Worcester a move to French club Soyaux Angouleme was agreed in 2018 however the transfer ultimately didn’t materialise and for health reasons he took a break from rugby. Alo returned to professional rugby at

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who he joined in October 2018. After a short spell at the club he was scouted by

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and initially joined as injury cover, making his club debut against

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on 2 March 2019 with the deal being made permanent three days later. Alo was a second-half replacement for Jeffery Toomaga-Allen in the 2020 Premiership Final as Wasps finished runners up to Exeter. Wasps entered administration on 17 October 2022 and Alo was made redundant along with all other players and coaching staff. After made redundant from Wasps, Alo signed for top French club

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for the rest of the 2022-23 season. On 23 April 2023, Alo returned to England to sign for ambitious Championship side Ealing Trailfinders from the 2023-24 season.

International career

Alo was a member of the England under-20 team that won the

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and was on the bench for the final against

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. In June 2022 he was called up by Eddie Jones to join a training camp with the senior

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squad.

References

External links

European Professional Club Rugby ProfileWasps Profile
1994 births Living people English rugby union players Coventry R.F.C. players Saracens F.C. players Wasps RFC players Worcester Warriors players Rugby union props Black British sportsmen English people of Nigerian descent Sportspeople of Nigerian descent Racing 92 players English expatriate rugby union players in France 21st-century English sportsmen Ealing Trailfinders Rugby Club players {{England-rugbyunion-bio-1990s-stub