Both Olowofela Twins to play for Donny in 25/26

21st May 2025

Doncaster Knights are pleased to share that Jordan Olowofela has re-signed, AND his twin brother Ryan Olowofela has signed for next season.

RYAN OLOWOFELA: 

Ryan Olowofela is the first NEW signing to be announced for Doncaster Knights 2025/26 season, and the club is extremely excited about the prospect of having Ryan join.

Ryan began his career in the Leicester Tigers’ Academy alongisde Jordan, before turning his attention to Sevens rugby. Ryan compeated in 7s at an international level, making his England debut at the Rugby Europe Grand Prix Sevens Series in Moscow in 2017, he progressed onto the World Series the following year. The 2018/19 season saw Olowofela score 15 tries in 39 matches for England, and hit 64 Sevens caps overall before linking up with Premiership club, Northampton Saints at the end of that campaign.

In 2022, Ryan joined Jersey Reds, where he played a season before moving to Nottingham rugby. This season, he is currently joint top try scorer at Nottingham, having scored 11. 

We are delighted that Ryan will be joining us next season and look forward to seeing him wear the blue and red stripes alongside his brother. 

Head of recruitment Matt Harland said: 

“Watching Ryan from a distance and close up this year we’ve seen what an exceptional player he is, he’s made try scoring look easy at times this season. We are really lucky to have managed to capture Ryan alongside his brother, as we know there will have been a number of teams chasing his signature. Ryan signing shows the ambition of the club and the exciting brand of rugby we want to play.”

JORDAN OLOWOFELA:

Born in Hull, Jordan Olowofela kicked off his professional career at 19-years-old with Leicester Tigers. 

While registered with Tigers, Jordan played for Loughborough Students, who were in National League 1 during his tenure from 2016-2018. After this stint, he became more of a regular member of the Leicester first team squad. 

In 2018, Olowofela had an exciting year with the England U20s squad, as he was called up to represent his nation in the Six Nations and World Cup, scoring for them on many occasions in both tournaments, including twice in the World Cup final against France, which they came runners-up in.

After all the effects of COVID-19, Jordan spent a short loan at Super Rugby Pacific team Western Force, where he honed in on his rugby skills, and another loan the following season at Newport Dragons. 

In 2022 Jordam stayed fairly local and joined fellow championship side, Nottingham, where he played a season before moving here to Doncaster Knights this season. Jordan’s first season at Doncaster has been very impressive, scoring 19 tries for the club and consistantly showing excellent speed and skill. We are delighted to have Jordan with us again. 

Head of recruitment Matt Harland said: 

“Jordan has shown this year what a quality player and finisher he is, so to have him re-sign is a real statement for the club. Considering he missed a few weeks through injury and to still be the top try scorer shows what a year he’s had. We are delighted to have him for another year and to continue that form into next season.”