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Brimah Kebbie
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Born	21 September 1965 (age 58); London, England
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Rugby league
Position	Wing
Club
Rugby union
Position	Wing
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Brimah Kebbie (born (1965-09-21) 21 September 1965 (age 58)) is an English former rugby league and rugby union footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s, and current rugby union coach. He played club level rugby league (RL) for Widnes, St. Helens, Huddersfield (two spells) and Bradford Northern, as a wing, and club level rugby union (RU) for Saracens F.C., as a wing, he coached club level rugby union (RU) for London Nigerian RFC, Imperial College London, and Hillingdon Abbotstonians (in Hayes, Hillingdon) in the Herts/Middlesex 2 league, and Strength and conditioning coach at St. Helens.^[1]

During the 1989–90 season, Brimah Kebbie was an interchange/substitute for defending champions Widnes in the 30-18 victory over the visiting Canberra Raiders in the 1989 World Club Challenge at Old Trafford, Manchester on Wednesday 4 October 1989.

Brimah Kebbie played for Bradford Northern when they finished as runners-up to Wigan in the Championship during the 1993–94 season.

Personal life

Kebbie was born in London to Sierra Leonean parents.^[2] He is the father of the (soccer) association footballer; Elliot Kebbie.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
^ "Black History Month: Looking back on 5 players who helped to shape Widnes' history". Widnes Vikings. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
^ Nick Lavigeur (12 July 2013). "Hipperholme lad Elliot Kebbie aims to reign in Spain after swapping Leeds United for Barcelona and Atletico Madrid". Huddersfield Examiner. Retrieved 4 September 2015.

External links

[Statistics_at_rugbyleagueproject.org-1] "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.

[Widnes_Vikings_2023_z369-2] "Black History Month: Looking back on 5 players who helped to shape Widnes' history". Widnes Vikings. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2024.

[3] Nick Lavigeur (12 July 2013). "Hipperholme lad Elliot Kebbie aims to reign in Spain after swapping Leeds United for Barcelona and Atletico Madrid". Huddersfield Examiner. Retrieved 4 September 2015.

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+{{Use British English|date=October 2016}}
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-'''Brimah Kebbie''' (born 1965) is a former rugby player and a rugby coach.
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+'''Brimah Kebbie''' (born {{birth date and age|df=yes|1965|9|21}}) is an English former [[rugby league]] and [[rugby union]] footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s, and current rugby union [[Coach (sports)|coach]]. He played club level rugby league (RL) for [[Widnes Vikings|Widnes]], [[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]], [[Huddersfield Giants|Huddersfield]] (two spells) and [[Bradford Bulls|Bradford Northern]], as a {{rlp|wg}}, and club level rugby union (RU) for [[Saracens F.C.]], as a [[Rugby union positions#wing|wing]], he coached club level rugby union (RU) for [[London Nigerian RFC]], [[Imperial College London]], and [[Hillingdon Abbots RFC|Hillingdon]] [[Old Abbotstonians RFC|Abbotstonians]] (in [[Hayes, Hillingdon]]) in the [[Herts/Middlesex 2]] league, and [[Strength and conditioning coach]] at [[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]].<ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org"/>
-==Biography==
-He was born on September 21, 1965 in [[London]].  During his professional career Brimah Kebbie played for [[Widnes Vikings|Widnes]], [[St Helens RLFC|St. Helens]], [[Huddersfield Giants|Huddersfield]] and [[Bradford Bulls|Bradford Northern]]. While playing for Bradford, his team finished in a runners-up spot in the [[Rugby League Premiership|Premiership]]. At the end of his professional [[rugby league]] career Brimah switched to [[Rugby Union]] and he played for the [[Saracens F.C.]]
-During the [[1989–90 Rugby Football League season|1989–90 season]], Kebbie was an [[Rugby league positions#Interchange|Interchange]]/[[Substitution (sport)|Substitute]] for defending champions Widnes in the 30-18 victory over the visiting [[Canberra Raiders]] in the [[1989 World Club Challenge|1989]] [[World Club Series|World Club Challenge]] at [[Old Trafford]], [[Manchester]] on Wednesday 4 October 1989.
+During the [[1989–90 Rugby Football League season|1989–90 season]], Brimah Kebbie was an [[Rugby league positions#Interchange|interchange]]/[[Substitution (sport)|substitute]] for defending champions Widnes in the 30-18 victory over the visiting [[Canberra Raiders]] in the [[1989 World Club Challenge|1989]] [[World Club Series|World Club Challenge]] at [[Old Trafford]], [[Manchester]] on Wednesday 4 October 1989.
+Brimah Kebbie played for [[Bradford Bulls|Bradford Northern]] when they finished as runners-up to [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]] in the [[Rugby Football League Championship|Championship]] during the [[1993–94 Rugby Football League season|1993–94 season]].
-In 2010, he entered the coaching ranks with [[London Nigerian RFC]].
+==Personal life==
-His son Elliott is a footballer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/hipperholme-lad-elliot-kebbie-aims-4953926|title=Hipperholme lad Elliot Kebbie aims to reign in Spain after swapping Leeds United for Barcelona and Atletico Madrid|date=12 July 2013|accessdate=4 September 2015|author=Nick Lavigeur|publisher=Huddersfield Examiner}}</ref>
+Kebbie was born in [[London]] to Sierra Leonean parents.<ref name="Widnes Vikings 2023 z369">{{cite web | title=Black History Month: Looking back on 5 players who helped to shape Widnes' history | website=Widnes Vikings | date=2023-10-01 | url=https://widnesvikings.co.uk/black-history-month-looking-back-on-5-players-who-helped-to-shape-widnes-history/#:~:text=Anthony%20Farrell&text=He%20represented%20both%20England%20and,working%20in%20the%20prison%20service. | access-date=2024-04-01}}</ref> He is the father of the (soccer) [[association football]]er; [[Elliot Kebbie]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/hipperholme-lad-elliot-kebbie-aims-4953926|title=Hipperholme lad Elliot Kebbie aims to reign in Spain after swapping Leeds United for Barcelona and Atletico Madrid|date=12 July 2013|accessdate=4 September 2015|author=Nick Lavigeur|publisher=Huddersfield Examiner}}</ref>
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
+*[http://www.rugby.widnes.tv/search.php?q=Kebbie Statistics at rugby.widnes.tv]
-* [http://www.union.ic.ac.uk/acc/rugby/coaches/coaches.html Biography]
+*[http://www.saints.org.uk/saints.org.uk/home/viewpage.php?page_id=10&num=15750 Profile at saints.org.uk]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20151120085336/http://www.huddersfieldrlheritage.co.uk/Photo_Library/Players/SL/photos/Brimah-Kebbie.jpg Photograph - Brimah-Kebbie at huddersfieldrlheritage.co.uk]
+*[https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby-union-saracens-a-league-apart-1315700.html Rugby Union: Saracens a league apart]
+*[http://rugby.statbunker.com/players/getPlayerStats?player_id=6855 Rugby Union Statistics at rugby.statbunker.com]
+*[http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/new-coach-set-inspire-london-5993708 New coach set to inspire London Nigerians]
+*[https://icurfc.co.uk/news/entry/2nd-xv-put-medway-back-in-line 2nd XV put Medway back in line]
+*[https://icurfc.co.uk/news/entry/imperial-dissect-the-medics-in-clinical-fashion Imperial dissect the Medics in clinical fashion]
+*(archived by web.archive.org) [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304091304/http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/oldabbotstoniansrfc/news/new-1st-xv-coach-1258870.html I would like to welcome our new addition to the club (Hillingdon Abbots RFC/Old Abbotstonians RFC) Brimah Kebbie]
 {{Widnes RLFC - 1989 World Club Challenge winners}}
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+[[Category:Living people]]
 [[Category:Bradford Bulls players]]
 [[Category:English rugby league players]]
+[[Category:English rugby union coaches]]
 [[Category:English rugby union players]]
+[[Category:English people of Sierra Leonean descent]]
+[[Category:Sportspeople of Sierra Leonean descent]]
+[[Category:Footballers who switched code]]
+[[Category:Rugby union players from the London Borough of Lambeth]]
+[[Category:Sportspeople from the London Borough of Lambeth]]
 [[Category:Huddersfield Giants players]]
-[[Category:Living people]]
+[[Category:Rugby league wingers]]
+[[Category:Rugby union wings]]
 [[Category:Saracens F.C. players]]
-[[Category:Sportspeople from London]]
+[[Category:St Helens R.F.C. players]]
-[[Category:St Helens RLFC players]]
 [[Category:Widnes Vikings players]]
+[[Category:People from Lambeth]]