Tyrone Vi'iga

Tyrone Vi'iga
Personal information
BornTyrone Vi'iga
(1992-06-09) 9 June 1992 (age 31)
Sydney, Australia
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight117 kg (18 st 6 lb)
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Wentworthville Magpies
Total 0 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2013 Cook Islands[1] 3 0
Rugby player
Rugby union career
Position(s) Backrow
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014 Penrith 11 (0)
2015 Eastern Suburbs 5 (0)
2015 NSW Country Eagles 0 (0)
2016–2017 Parramatta 28 (35)
2017– AS Béziers 44 (35)
Correct as of 26 December 2019

Tyrone Vi'iga (born 9 June 1992) is an Australian professional rugby footballer of Cook Islands & Samoan heritage. He plays for AS Béziers Hérault. He previously played for the NSW Country Eagles, and Sydney RAMS and also represented the Cook Islands at the 2013 Rugby League World Cup. He has played both 'codes' but is currently a Rugby Union professional.

Career

Rugby league

Vi'iga played as a prop in rugby league. He was a member of the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks under 20s side in 2012, before joining the Wentworthville Magpies in the NSW Cup competition.

Rugby union

Vi'iga switched to rugby union to play in the Shute Shield competition as a backrower with the Penrith club in 2014 and then Eastern Suburbs in 2015. He was signed by the New South Wales Country Eagles team for the 2015 National Rugby Championship.[2] Joined Two Blue (Parramatta) 2016, Western Sydney Rams NRC 2016

References

  1. ^ RLP
  2. ^ CSU NSW Country Eagles announce 2015 NRC squad Archived 9 August 2015 at the Wayback Machine

External links

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Cook Islands squad – 2013 Rugby League World Cup


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