Jonetani Ralulu

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Jonetani Ralulu
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Birth nameJonetani Ralulu
Date of birth (1986-09-30) 30 September 1986 (age 35)
Place of birth Sigatoka, Fiji
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2+12 in)
Weight90 kg (14 st 2 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2013-14
2014−
Lourdes
Farul Constanţa
7
2
(6)
(3)
Correct as of 27 November 2014
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2008- Fiji 15 (44)
Correct as of 27 November 2014

Jonetani Ralulu (born 30 September 1986 in Sigatoka, Fiji) is a Fijian rugby union player. He plays Fly-half for Fiji on international level. Ralulu also plays for the province, Nadroga.

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Playing at fly-half for the Stallions during the Colonial Cup, Ralulu went on to feature for the Air Pacific Fiji Warriors in the IRB Pacific Rugby Cup. Held the record as the youngest player to feature in a Colonial Cup final when he finished on the winning side with the Stallions in 2007. [1]

International career

Ralulu made his debut for Fiji in 2008 against Samoa in the Pacific Nations Cup. [2] He then was named in the sides 2012 end of year tour campaign. Ralulu took part in three out of the four matches, playing against Gloucester, Ireland XV and Georgia only missing the test against England. [3]

AgainstPldWDLTriConPenDGPts%Won
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
1
1
0
0
0
1
4
0
14
100
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland XV
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
50
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
1
0
0
1
0
2
2
0
10
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
3
2
0
1
0
2
0
0
4
66.67
Total950405602855.56

Pld = Games Played, W = Games Won, D = Games Drawn, L = Games Lost, Tri = Tries Scored, Con = Conversions, Pen = Penalties, DG = Drop Goals, Pts = Points Scored [4]

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References

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  2. "Rugby Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Fixtures, Results, Tables - ESPN".
  3. 2012 end-of-year rugby union tests
  4. "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Jonetani Ralulu - Test matches".