Josiah Twum-Boafo

South African rugby union player

Rugby player

Josiah Twum-Boafo

Date of birth

(1997-07-23) 23 July 1997 (age 26)

Place of birth

Accra, Ghana

Height

1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)

Weight

101 kg (223 lb)

School

Grey High School, Port Elizabeth

Rugby union career

Youth career
Position(s)	Centre / Wing
Current team	Eastern Province Elephants
2014–2017	Eastern Province Kings
Senior career
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
2019–2020	Southern Kings	5	(0)
2022–	Eastern Province Elephants		()
Correct as of 29 March 2022

Josiah Twum-Boafo (born 23 July 1997) is a South African rugby union player for the Southern Kings in the Pro14. His regular position is centre or wing.

Twum-Boafo was born in Butterworth to a Ghanaian father and a mother from Trinidad and Tobago. He matriculated at Grey High School in Port Elizabeth and represented local provincial side the Eastern Province Kings at various age-groups.^[1]

In 2019, Twum-Boafo was contracted by the Southern Kings Pro14 franchise and he made his first class debut in October 2019, coming on as a replacement in their match against Munster^[2] and making his first start the following week against Ulster.^[3]

References

^ "Kings kontrakteer glo senter-bielie". Netwerk24 (in Afrikaans). 5 June 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
^ "Match 10, Pool Stage". South African Rugby Union. 5 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
^ "Match 18, Pool Stage". South African Rugby Union. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.