Tyrone Vi'iga

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Tyrone Viiga
Birth nameTyrone Viiga
Date of birth (1992-06-09) 9 June 1992 (age 31)
Place of birthSydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight110 kg (17 st 5 lb)
Rugby league career
Position(s) Prop
Rugby union career
Position(s) Backrow
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014
2015
2015
Penrith
Eastern Suburbs
NSW Country Eagles
11
5
0
0
0
0
Correct as of 6 August 2015

Tyrone Viiga (born 9 June 1992) is an Australian professional rugby footballer of Cook Islands & Samoan heritage. He currently plays rugby union for the NSW Country Eagles, and he previously represented the Cook Islands at the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.

Career

Rugby league

Viiga played as a prop in rugby league. He was a member of the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Under 20's side in 2012, before joining the Wentworthville Magpies in the NSW Cup competition.

Rugby union

Viiga switched to rugby union to play in the Shute Shield competition as a backrower with the Penrith club in 2014 and then Eastern Suburbs in 2015. He was signed by the New South Wales Country Eagles team for the 2015 National Rugby Championship.[2] Joined Two Blue (Parramatta) 2016, Western Sydney Rams NRC 2016

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