Tyler Fisher

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Tyler Fisher
Full nameTyler Luke Fisher
Date of birth (1993-11-19) 19 November 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Westville
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight107 kg (16 st 12 lb; 236 lb)
School Westville Boys' High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Current team Utah Warriors
Youth career
2009–2014 Sharks
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2018-19 West Harbour RFC ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2020 Utah Warriors ()
Correct as of 3 November 2018
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2013-15
2015
2016-17
2017-2018
Sharks XV
Leopards
Pumas
SWD Eagles
9
10
16
27
(15)
(35)
(30)
(40)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2013 South Africa Under-20
Correct as of 13 July 2015

Tyler Luke Fisher (born 19 November 1993) is a South African rugby union player who plays centre for the Utah Warriors in Major League Rugby (MLR).

Contents

He previously played for West Harbour RFC in the Shute Shield in Australia. [1]

Career

Youth level

He represented Sharks at various youth levels, from the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week in 2009 to the 2012 Under-19 Provincial Championship.

Sharks

He made his provincial first class debut for Sharks in their Vodacom Cup match against the Border Bulldogs. [2]

Leopards

He was a member of the Leopards team that won the 2015 Currie Cup First Division. [3] He featured in a total of ten matches during the 2015 Currie Cup qualification rounds and First Division proper and scored seven tries for the side. He also started the final, where he helped the Leopards to a 44–20 victory over the SWD Eagles to win the competition for the first time in their history.

Pumas

He moved to the Nelspruit-based Pumas prior to the 2016 season. [4]

S.A. Under-20

He was included in the training group that toured Argentina in preparation for the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship. [5]

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References

  1. "SA Rugby Player Profile – Tyler Fisher". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  2. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Sharks XV 72–6 Border Bulldogs". South African Rugby Union. 8 March 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  3. "Leopards clinch Absa Currie Cup First Division title in style". South African Rugby Union. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  4. "Luiperds en Valke pak mekaar in halfeindstryd Vrydag op Olën Park". Potchefstroom Herald (in Afrikaans). 1 October 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  5. "SA U20 training group named for Argentine tour". South African Rugby Union. 28 March 2013. Archived from the original on 7 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.