Andrew Durutalo
.jpg) Durutalo in 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | October 25, 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | New York City, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | Template:Unit weight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Suva Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Hakuoh University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Professional Rugby Union Player | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Andrew Durutalo (born October 25, 1987) is an American professional rugby player[1] who currently is contracted to the Sunwolves, the first Japanese club in Super Rugby. Durutalo has been capped by the U.S. national sevens team and the United States national rugby union team.
Early life
Durutalo was born in New York City. He attended Suva Grammar School.[2] He graduated with a degree in Business administration from Hakuoh University in Japan.[3]
Professional career
After a successful spell with the USA sevens program, Durutalo signed with the Sunwolves for the 2016 Super Rugby season.[4]
International career
Durutalo captained Fiji's Under 19 rugby union team at the 2006 Under 19 Rugby World Championship.[5] He also represented Fiji's Under 21 team.
Duratalo was first capped by the United States in 2012 against Canada.[6] Durutalo played for the U.S. at the 2015 Rugby World Cup in England.
References
- ^ "World Series Statistics". Retrieved August 17, 2012.
- ^ Tuinaceva, Eroni (September 30, 2014). "Fijian Durutalo In USA Eagles Team". Retrieved May 18, 2015.
- ^ Goff, Alex (September 8, 2011). "Who is Andrew Durutalo?". Retrieved May 18, 2015.
- ^ "Durutalo to play for Sunwolves". ARN. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
- ^ Cama, Akuila (November 24, 2014). "Andrew Durutalo in USA 7s team for the Dubai". Retrieved May 18, 2015.
- ^ "Durutalo to play for Sunwolves". ARN. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
External links
- 1987 births
- Living people
- American rugby league players
- American rugby union players
- United States national rugby league team players
- United States international rugby union players
- Dual-code rugby internationals
- United States international rugby sevens players
- Sportspeople from New York City
- Sunwolves players
- American expatriates in Japan
- Olympic rugby sevens players of the United States
- Rugby sevens players at the 2016 Olympic Games