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Family give update after former England and Bath forward Ojomoh suffers stroke

By Online Editors
Family give update after former England and Bath forward Ojomoh suffers stroke
Steve Ojomoh celebrates Bath's 16-15 win over Leicester in the 1996 Pilkington Cup final. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images)

Former England and Bath forward Steve Ojomoh has suffered a stroke.

A fans favourite at the Rec, he was part of a hugely successful side in the early 1990's winning five league titles with the club.

Ojomoh also played for Gloucester, Italian club Parma and had a stint in Wales with Newport.

He earned 12 caps for England, playing four times at the 1995 World Cup in South Africa.

Ojomoh is in intensive care and in a statement on the Bath website his wife Emma said:

"Max, Ava and I thank you for all your kind messages and wishes. We can confirm Oj (Steve) has had a stroke, and he's not out of risk yet.

"The ICU team at Southmead are doing a fantastic job and we will keep everyone updated when we have news, but our focus is on Oj."

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