King Vuniyayawa

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King Vuniyayawa
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Personal information
Born (1995-03-13) 13 March 1995 (age 29)
Lautoka, Viti Levu, Fiji
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight16 st 10 lb (106 kg)
Playing information
Position Prop, Second-row
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2020 New Zealand Warriors 50000
2021 Leeds Rhinos 161004
2022– Salford Red Devils 5240016
Total7350020
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2018– Fiji 70000
Source: [1] [2]
As of 31 December 2022

King Vuniyayawa (born 13 March 1995) is a Fijian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop orsecond-row for the Salford Red Devils in the Betfred Super League and Fiji at international level.

Contents

He has previously played for the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL and the Leeds Rhinos in the Super League.

Background

Vuniyayawa was born in Lautoka, Fiji. [3]

Career

In 2018, Vuniyayawa was selected to represent Fiji vs Papua New Guinea. [4] Vuniyayawa made his NRL debut in Round 1, 2020, in the Warriors' 20–0 loss against the Newcastle Knights. [5]

Leeds

On 16 January 2021, it was reported that he had signed for Leeds in the Super League. [6] On 9 October, Vuniyayawa signed a two-year contract to join Salford. [7]

Salford

On 9 October 2021 Salford announced the signing of Fijian international King Vuniyayawa on a two-year contract. Following Salford's 30-14 victory over Castleford in May 2022, Vuniyayawa was ruled out of the remainder of the 2022 season with a pectoral injury. Vuniyayawa made a remarkable recovery and made returned to first team action in the resounding Round 26 victory away at Castleford. [8] In the 2023 Super League season, he played 25 matches for Salford as the club finished 7th on the table and missed the playoffs. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ loverugbyleague
  2. ↑ Rugby League Project
  3. ↑ "King Vuniyayawa" . Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "All the teams for the rugby league's 2018 representative weekend". News.com.au. 17 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "Knights v Warriors". National Rugby League. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  6. ↑ "King Vuniyayawa: Leeds Rhinos sign New Zealand Warriors back-rower". BBC Sport. 16 January 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  7. ↑ "King Vuniyayawa on why he decided to join Salford". www.loverugbyleague.com.
  8. ↑ "Salford duo ruled out for season, Paul Rowley confirms". www.loverugbyleague.com.
  9. ↑ "Salford Red Devils' 2023 season in review". www.salfordnow.co.uk.
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