Temi Lasisi | |
Birth Name: | Temi Asewunwi Lasisi[1] |
Birth Date: | 2001 5, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Enniscorthy, Ireland |
Weight: | 115kg (254lb) |
Ru Position: | Prop |
Years1: | 2021–2024 |
Clubs1: | Leinster |
Apps1: | 1 |
Points1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2024– |
Clubs2: | Connacht |
Apps2: | 0 |
Points2: | 0 |
Ru Clubupdate: | 09 May 2024 |
Repyears1: | 2021– |
Repteam1: | Ireland U20s |
Repcaps1: | 3 |
Reppoints1: | 0 |
Ru Ntupdate: | 25 April 2022 |
School: | CBS Enniscorthy |
Temi Lasisi (born 9 May 2001) is an Irish rugby union player, currently playing for United Rugby Championship and European Rugby Champions Cup side Connacht, having previously represented Leinster. His preferred position is prop.[2]
Temi was named in the Leinster Rugby academy for the 2021–22 season.[3] He made his debut in the re-arranged Round 9 of the 2021–22 United Rugby Championship against .[4] Lasisi had previously played as a Number 8 before moving to prop.[5] A student at Technological University Dublin he played his junior rugby for Enniscorthy before switching to Lansdowne.[6] Previously, Lasisi had wished to be a footballer, before switching to rugby as an eleven year old.[7] On the 9th of May 2024, Connacht announced Lasisi would be joining from Leinster.