While the coronavirus outbreak keeps athletes off the pitch, some Pro Rugby Players have decided to show off some of their indoor skills. A team assembled by Leicester Tigers loosehead prop Ellis Genge took on the Excel Esports team in Summoner's Rift and came away victorious.
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As our sister site The Loadout reports, Genge threw down the League gauntlet on Twitter, a challenge that was willingly accepted by Excel Esports. Genge pulled together a team of fellow pro rugby players: Bedford Blues' Oskar Hirskyj, fellow Tiger Jordan Olowofela, Teimana Harrison from the Northampton Saints, and Cloucester Rugby's Jamal Ford-Robinson.
Genge is a bit of a LoL ringer, as it turns out: the Bristol native ranked in Platinum IV last season as a Shaco main, and he says he's been playing LoL on and off for years. He's also a fan of Excel, and the Loadout notes that he even stops by team headquarters when he's training in Twickenham.
It was Excel's turn to get some training, however: Genge and his team of ruggers swept Excel 2-0, embarrassing the stunned Excel staff.
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