Jerry Yanuyanutawa
Birth name | Jerry Neil Berland N. Yanuyanutawa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 10 April 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Suva, Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 114 kg (17 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Suva Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jerry Yanuyanutawa (born 10 April 1985 in Suva, Fiji) is a Fijian former international rugby union player who played at Prop. He formerly played for Glasgow Warriors.
Rugby Union career[]
Amateur career[]
Yanuyanutawa began his rugby union career playing for Sydney University RFC.
While at Glasgow Warriors he occasionally played for Ayr[1][2] and Glasgow Hawks.[3]
Professional career[]
Yanuyanutawa made his debut for the Brumbies in the 2010 Super 14 season.[4]
He joined London Irish in August 2012.[5]
In July 2013, he signed for Scottish side Glasgow Warriors joining fellow flying Fijian, Nikola Matawalu[6] He was part of the Warriors side that won the 2015 Pro12 Grand Final.[7]
A Warrior Nation favourite[8] he left the club at the end of the 2015-16 season to go to Australia.[9]
International career[]
He grew up in Fiji, where he represented their Under 21 side. He was later capped by the senior side.
Teaching[]
Yanuyanutawa is now a teacher in Canberra, Australia.[8]
References[]
- ^ "Jerry Yanuyanutawa".
- ^ http://www.scottishrugby.org/news/14/12/12/derbies-galore-13th-round-bt-premiership
- ^ http://www.ayrrugbyclub.co.uk/9-latest-news/137-ayr-v-glasgow-hawks-preview
- ^ "Yanuyanutawa, Jerry". CA Brumbies. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
- ^ "London Irish sign Fiji international prop Jerry Yanuyanutawa". BBC Sport. 20 August 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
- ^ "Yanuyanutawa joins Warriors - BelfastTelegraph.co.uk".
- ^ "No excuses for outclassed Munster". 1 June 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b topofthemoon (27 August 2016). "Once A Warrior 2016: Part 3 – Fijiweegie farewells".
- ^ "Glasgow's Departing Warriors - Scottish Rugby Blog". 5 June 2016.
External links[]
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Fijian rugby union players
- Brumbies players
- London Irish players
- Glasgow Warriors players
- Fijian expatriate rugby union players
- Expatriate rugby union players in Australia
- Expatriate rugby union players in England
- Expatriate rugby union players in Scotland
- Expatriate rugby union players in the United Kingdom
- Fijian expatriate sportspeople in Australia
- Fijian expatriate sportspeople in the United Kingdom
- Sportspeople from Suva
- I-Taukei Fijian people
- Ayr RFC players
- Glasgow Hawks players
- Fiji international rugby union players
- People educated at Suva Grammar School