Eroni Mawi

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Eroni Mawi
Full nameEroni Cama Talemaisolomoni Mawi
Date of birth (1996-02-06) 6 February 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Lautoka, Fiji
Height189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight131 kg (289 lb; 20 st 9 lb)
School Lelean Memorial School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loosehead Prop
Current team Saracens
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
– Naitasiri – (–)
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2017–2018 Fijian Drua 18 (5)
2019 Fijian Latui – (–)
2020– Saracens 69 (40)
Correct as of 5 January 2025
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2015–2016 Fiji U20 5 (6)
2017–2019 Fiji Warriors 7 (10)
2018– Fiji 41 (10)
Correct as of 5 January 2025

Eroni Cama Talemaisolomoni Mawi (born 6 February 1996) [1] is a Fijian professional rugby union player for Saracens in England's Premiership Rugby, and the Fijian national team. He previously played for Fijian Latui in Global Rapid Rugby and Fijian Drua in Australia's National Rugby Championship. His primary position is loosehead prop.

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Club career

Fiji

Mawi started his career with the amateur team Naitasiri, playing in the Fijian national championship. [2] [3]

In 2017, Mawi joined the new Fijian Drua team, which competed in the Australian National Rugby Championship. [4] For his first professional season, he played in nine matches. The following season, he helped the Drua to clinch the NRC title, featuring in the team's victory in the final against Queensland Country. [5] [6]

In 2019, Mawi joined the Fijian Latui, which had been integrated into the newly-created Global Rapid Rugby competition. [1]

Saracens

In February 2020, Mawi was recruited by the English Premiership club Saracens, initially on a short-term deal, to replace the injured loosehead prop Ralph Adams-Hale. [7] After this stint, he was retained in the London club's squad for the 2020–21 season. [8]

During the 2021–22 Premiership season, Mawi extended his stay with Saracens up to 2024. [9] He played in 17 league matches during the team's run to the Premiership final, which they lost to Leicester Tigers. [10]

Mawi helped Saracens to win the 2022–23 Premiership title, making 18 appearances throughout the season, including a start in the final, where the team defeated Sale Sharks by a score of 35–25. [11] The following year, he signed a new long-term contract with Saracens, keeping him at the club until 2027. [12]

International career

Mawi played for the Fiji U20 team in 2015 and 2016, competing in the World Rugby U20 Championship during both years. In 2017, he was selected by the Fiji Warriors, to play in the World Rugby Pacific Challenge. [1]

Mawi received his first senior call-up to represent Fiji in June 2018, ahead of the 2018 Pacific Nations Cup. [13] He earned his first international cap on 9 June, during a match against Samoa in Suva. [14]

In August 2019, Mawi was named in Fiji's squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan. [15] [16] He made three appearances during the competition. [1]

In August 2023, Mawi was selected in Fiji's 33-man squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup in France. He started all five of the team's matches at the tournament. [1]

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  9. ↑ "Eroni Mawi: Saracens prop signs new contract at Premiership club". BBC Sport. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  10. ↑ "Premiership final: Leicester Tigers 15-12 Saracens - Freddie Burns drop-goal clinches title". BBC Sport. 18 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  11. ↑ "Premiership final: Saracens 35-25 Sale - Sarries win sixth title in Twickenham thriller". BBC Sport. 27 May 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  12. ↑ "Phil Brantingham & Eroni Mawi: Saracens sign prop from Newcastle as Fijian extends stay". BBC Sport. 5 March 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
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  14. ↑ "Sport: Fiji, Samoa name new caps for Pacific Nations Cup opener". www.rnz.co.nz. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  15. ↑ "'They must not let this opportunity slip by': Fiji's official World Cup squad has been announced". RugbyPass. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
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