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RISING STARS

1 DAVID ODIASE

Age 20 (19 Jan 2003) Born Crema, Italy Position Back-row Club Oyonnax Country Italy

When did you  I started playing at the age of eight or nine. The mother of one of my friends who I used to play football with at school got me involved in the sport. I was playing football and rugby at the same time until I was 16. I got dropped from AC Crema in football, so I focused on rugby.

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