Tyrone Viiga
Full name | Tyrone Viiga | ||
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Date of birth | 9 June 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||
Height | 192 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Weight | 110 kg (17 st 5 lb) | ||
Rugby league career | |||
Position | Prop | ||
National teams | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
2013 | Cook Islands | 3 | (0)[1] |
Rugby union career | |||
Playing career | |||
Position | Backrow | ||
Professional / senior clubs | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
2014 2015 2015 |
Penrith Eastern Suburbs NSW Country Eagles |
11 5 0 |
0 0 0 |
correct as of 6 August 2015. |
Tyrone Viiga (born 9 June 1992) is an Australian professional rugby footballer of Cook Islands & Samoan heritage. He currently plays rugby union for the NSW Country Eagles, and he previously represented the Cook Islands at the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.
Career
Rugby league
Viiga played as a prop in rugby league. He was a member of the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Under 20's side in 2012, before joining the Wentworthville Magpies in the NSW Cup competition.
Rugby union
Viiga 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
External links
- It's rugby stats