King Vuniyayawa
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| Born | 13 March 1995 Lautoka, Viti Levu, Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 16 st 10 lb (106 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop, Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 18 July 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
King Vuniyayawa (born 13 March 1995) is a Fijian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop orsecond-row for Salford Red Devils in the Super League and Fiji at international level.
He has previously played for the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL and the Leeds Rhinos in the Super League.
Background
[edit]Vuniyayawa was born in Lautoka, Fiji.[3]
Career
[edit]New Zealand Warriors
[edit]Vuniyayawa made his NRL debut in Round 1, 2020, in the Warriors' 20–0 loss to the Newcastle Knights.[4]
Leeds Rhinos
[edit]On 16 January 2021, it was reported that he had signed for Leeds in the Super League.[5] On 9 October, Vuniyayawa signed a two-year contract to join Salford.[6]
Salford Red Devils
[edit]On 9 October 2021 Salford announced the signing of Fijian international King Vuniyayawa on a two-year contract. Following Salford's 30-14 victory over Castleford in May 2022, Vuniyayawa was ruled out of the remainder of the 2022 season with a pectoral injury. Vuniyayawa made a remarkable recovery and made returned to first team action in the resounding Round 26 victory away at Castleford.[7] In the 2023 Super League season, he played 25 matches for Salford as the club finished 7th on the table and missed the playoffs.[8]
Hull FC (loan)
[edit]On 18 Jul 2024 it was reported that he had signed for Hull FC in the Super League on loan for the remainder of the 2024 season.[9]
International
[edit]In 2018, Vuniyayawa was selected to represent Fiji vs Papua New Guinea.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ loverugbyleague
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ "King Vuniyayawa". Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ "Knights v Warriors". National Rugby League. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ "King Vuniyayawa: Leeds Rhinos sign New Zealand Warriors back-rower". BBC Sport. 16 January 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "King Vuniyayawa on why he decided to join Salford". www.loverugbyleague.com.
- ^ "Salford duo ruled out for season, Paul Rowley confirms". www.loverugbyleague.com.
- ^ "Salford Red Devils' 2023 season in review". www.salfordnow.co.uk.
- ^ Callum Walker (18 July 2024). "Salford Red Devils prop King Vuniyayawa makes loan move to Super League rivals". Total RL.
- ^ "All the teams for the rugby league's 2018 representative weekend". News.com.au. 17 June 2018.
External links
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- 1995 births
- Living people
- Fijian rugby league players
- Fijian expatriate sportspeople in England
- Fiji national rugby league team players
- Hull F.C. players
- Leeds Rhinos players
- New Zealand Warriors players
- New Zealand expatriate rugby league players in England
- Rugby league second-rows
- Rugby league players from Lautoka
- Salford Red Devils players
- Fijian sportspeople stubs
- Oceanian rugby league biography stubs