Roela Radiniyavuni
Roela Radiniyavuni (born 7 April 1990) is a Fijian rugby league and rugby union footballer who played for the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL Women's Premiership.
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Born | Suva, Fiji | 7 April 1990||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 14 November 2020 Source: RLP |
Primarily a winger, Radiniyavuni has represented Fiji in rugby league, rugby union and rugby sevens.
Background
Born in Suva, Radiniyavuni represented Fiji in rugby union and rugby sevens before switching to rugby league in 2019.[1]
Playing career
In 2019, Radiniyavuni relocated to Auckland, New Zealand and began playing rugby league for the Richmond Roses.[2] On 22 June 2019, she represented Fiji, starting on the wing and scoring a try in a 28–0 win over Papua New Guinea.[3]
In July 2019, she represented the Akarana Falcons at the NZRL Women's National Tournament.[4] On 10 July 2019, Radiniyavuni joined the New Zealand Warriors NRL Women's Premiership team.[5][6]
In Round 2 of the 2019 NRL Women's season, Radiniyavuni made her debut for the Warriors in a 6–26 loss to the St George Illawarra Dragons.[7]
In November 2019, Radiniyavuni returned to rugby sevens, rejoining the Fijian national team.[8]
References
- "Women's Rugby The Big Winner As Brumbies Women Fall To Fiji". ACT Brumbies. 12 June 2018.
- "Two Fijian girls land NRLW contracts with Warriors". FBC News. 10 July 2019.
- "Eloise Vunakece selected for Fiji Bulikula Women's Test Team". South Sydney Rabbitohs. 17 June 2019.
- "Warriors on show at nationals". NZ Warriors. 26 July 2019.
- "Hireme's signing huge coup". NZ Warriors. 10 July 2019.
- "Meet the players: 2019 NRLW squad". NZ Warriors. 26 August 2019.
- "Radiniyavuni and Reid to debut". NZ Warriors. 17 September 2019.
- "Bulikula star Radiniyavuni back in Fijiana 7s". FBC News. 27 November 2019.