Birth name | Serupepeli Uru | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 3 January 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Lautoka, Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 197 cm (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 107 kg (236 lb; 16 st 12 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Serupepeli Uru (born 3 January 1997 in Lautoka, Fiji) [1] [2] is a Fijian-born Australian rugby union player who plays for the Queensland Reds in Super Rugby. His playing position is flanker.
Attended the prestigious Ratu Kadavulevu School with whom he won the U18 Deans Trophy in 2015 before being recruited to Rotorua Boys' High School in New Zealand where he won National title with their 1st XV.
He was selected in the Fiji U-20's for the Oceania tournament in 2016. From there he was recruited by Queensland Reds and made his professional debut in 2021.
He is the son of Former Fiji 7's player, Tuidriva Bainivalu
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