Henry Raiwalui

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Henry Raiwalui
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Personal information
Full nameHenry Kataula Raiwalui
Born (1989-02-24) 24 February 1989 (age 34)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height6 ft 1 in (1.86 m)
Weight15 st 10 lb (100 kg)
Playing information
Position Scrum-half, Stand-off
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2023– London Broncos 2350020
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2016– Fiji 1244024
Source: [1] [2] [3]
As of 16 October 2023

Henry Raiwalui (born 24 February 1989) is a Fiji international rugby league footballer who plays as scrum-half or stand-off for the London Broncos in the Betfred Super League.

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He has previously played for the Wentworthville Magpies in the Ron Massey Cup. [4] [5]

Early life

Born in Sydney, Australia, Raiwalui is of Fijian descent. He grew up in Suva, Fiji from the age of two until year 4 of his schooling. [6] He played his junior rugby league for the Earlwood Saints. [7]

Playing career

In 2008 and 2009, Raiwalui played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the NYC, [8] In 2012, he represented a Fijian XIII against an Italian XIII, scoring a try. [9] before moving onto the Illawarra Cutters. [10]

In 2016, Raiwalui made his Test debut for Fiji against Samoa. [11] [12]

In 2016 he also played for the Blacktown Workers in the Ron Massey Cup. [13] He played for Wentworthville when they competed in the Ron Massey Cup. [14]

In 2017, he joined the Mount Pritchard Mounties in the Intrust Super Premiership. Raiwalui was selected to play for Fiji in the 2017 Rugby League World Cup.

Raiwalui played for Wentworthville in their 2019 Ron Massey Cup grand final victory over St Mary's at Leichhardt Oval. [15] On 15 October 2023, Raiwalui played in the London Broncos upset Million Pound Game victory over Toulouse Olympique. [16]

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References

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