Christ Tshiunza
| Date of birth | 9 January 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 112 kg (17.6 st; 247 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Christ Tshiunza (born 9 January 2002) is a rugby union player who plays as a lock for Exeter Chiefs in the English Premiership. Born in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, to a French family, he moved to Wales in 2010. He attended Whitchurch High School in Cardiff, where he was part of the Cardiff Blues academy, before going to study at University of Exeter, where he was signed by the Chiefs on a four-year contract.
At international level, he is qualified to play for England, Wales or France, as well as his native DR Congo. He played in a friendly match for England Under-20s in March 2021,[1] before being called up by Wales for the 2021 Six Nations Under 20s Championship,[2] playing in four of their five matches and scoring the opening try in the final match against Scotland.[3] In October 2021, he was called up to the Wales senior team for their Autumn international series against New Zealand, South Africa, Fiji and Australia.[4] He made his international debut against Fiji at the Millennium Stadium on 14 November 2021.[5]
References[]
- ^ Orders, Mark (7 March 2021). "Wales respond to English interest in Christ Tshiunza after stellar prospect features for England U20s". Wales Online. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ "Alex Mann: Cardiff Blues back-row captains Wales U20s for Six Nations". BBC Sport. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ "U20 Six Nations: Scotland U20s 24-32 Wales U20s". BBC Sport. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ "Christ Tshiunza: Wales call up uncapped teenage Exeter lock for autumn Tests". BBC Sport. 13 October 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ "Wales 38-23 Fiji". Autumn Internationals. 14 November 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
External links[]
- Profile at wru.wales
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Welsh rugby union players
- Democratic Republic of the Congo rugby union players
- Sportspeople from Kinshasa
- Rugby union locks
- Cardiff Rugby players
- Exeter Chiefs players
- 21st-century Democratic Republic of the Congo people
- Wales international rugby union players