Adam Emirali
| Full name | Adam Emirali | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 June 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Maidstone, England | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 15 st 6 lb (98 kg) | ||
| School | Greenwich University[1] | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | No8 / No8 | ||
| Amateur clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | ||
| Vigo RFC Sevenoaks RFC Blackheath RFC | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2012- | Cyprus | 3 | |
Adam Emirali (born 30 June 1989) is a Cypriot rugby player who plays for the Cyprus national rugby union team and has done since 2012. He plays his club rugby in England for Blackheath RFC. He had played for 2 English clubs before; Vigo RFC and Sevenoaks RFC.
He can play both "Flanker" and "Number 8." Emirali made his debut on 17 November 2012 against Austria in Vienna, which was his country's penultimate game before breaking the world record for consecutive international wins. He has achieved 2 international caps. Emirali is one of the teams youngest players on the Cyprus national rugby union team aged 23.
Early life
Emirali was born in England in the town of Maidstone. He learnt the game of rugby from a young age through Vigo RFC and qualifies for the national team through his fathers nationality. Emirali stayed at Vigo RFC through his junior years and prior to his 17th birthday joined Sevenoaks RFC academy team where he played for two years. Following a move to Eltham Emirali joined Blackheath RFC where he met a fellow Cypriot national player who invited him along for a trial.
That same year Emirali took part in the RFU coaching course, he intends to coach rugby full-time in the future. Injury during training for Blackheath kept him out of the squad in recent times, however to date he has not missed any international duty due to injury.
Emirali is also an avid sevens player and captains a sevens team on a yearly basis for a short spell of tournaments.