Seru Uru

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Seru Uru
Birth nameSerupepeli Uru
Date of birth (1997-01-03) 3 January 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Lautoka, Fiji
Height197 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight104 kg (229 lb; 16 st 5 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2019 Brisbane City 8 (10)
Correct as of 4 November 2019
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2020– Reds 38 (5)
Correct as of 24 March 2022

Seru 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. He has signed for the Reds squad in 2020. [3] [4] [5]

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 is the son of Former Fiji 7's player, Tuidriva Bainivalu

Reference list

  1. "Queensland Premier Rugby Top 10 Recruits (2019)". Green and Gold Rugby. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  2. "Seru Uru". Queensland Reds. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  3. "St. George Queensland Reds confirm 2020 squad" (Press release). Queensland Reds. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  4. "Reds Reveal 2020 Super Rugby Squad". Rugby365. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  5. Wenzel, Murray (28 August 2019). "Queensland Reds banking on local talent for 2020". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 5 November 2019.


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