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Tevita Kuridrani

Birth name	Ratu Tevita Kuridrani
Date of birth	(1991-03-31) 31 March 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Suva, Fiji
Height	192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	102 kg (16 st 1 lb; 225 lb)
School	Corinda State High School Lelean Memorial School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Outside-Centre, Wing Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2014 Greater Sydney Rams 0 (0) 2021–pres. Biarritz 22 (10) Correct as of 23 September 2022 Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 2012–20 Brumbies 135 (140) 2021 Force 11 (5) Correct as of 12 June 2021 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2010 Fiji U20 4 (0) 2011 Australia U20 1 (0) 2013– Australia 60 (100) Correct as of 19 September 2019 National sevens team Years Team Comps 2010–11 Australia 7s

Tevita Kuridrani (born 31 March 1991) is a Fijian-born Australian rugby union player. His usual position is outside-centre. He is currently with French club Biarritz and previously played for the Brumbies and Western Force in Super Rugby. Kuridrani has sixty caps for Australia in international rugby.

Family and early life

Ratu Tevita Kuridrani was born in Suva, Fiji to Inosi and Litiana Kuridrani, and grew up in the small Fijian village of Namatakula. He began playing rugby while a student at Vatuwaqa Primary School, and was part of the Suva Milo Kaji team playing in the under-12 and 13 grades. He attended Lelean Memorial School in Suva, before moving with his family to Australia in 2007.

Kuridrani attended Corinda State High School, and played rugby league and rugby union in Brisbane. Kuridrani is related to several well-known representative rugby players. He is the nephew of Noa Nadruku, and the cousin of Lote Tuqiri, Samu Wara, Nemani Nadolo, and Chris Kuridrani.

Rugby career

After playing Premier Colts rugby in 2009 for University of Queensland Rugby Club, Kuridrani was chosen for the Brisbane Under-19 team at the end of that year. In 2010, he was selected for the Fiji Under-20 team and played at outside centre in the 2010 IRB Junior World Championship in Argentina. He was a member of University's Premier Rugby team that won the Hospital Cup in 2010, and was chosen for the Brisbane Under-19 team once again.

Kuridrani was selected for the Australia 7s team and played in the 2010–11 IRB Sevens World Series. He joined the Queensland Reds Academy for 2011. Kuridrani played on the wing for the Australia under 20 team at the 2011 IRB Junior World Championship in Italy, before being signed by Jake White to join the Brumbies prior to the 2012 Super Rugby season on a two-year deal.

In 2012, he made his Super Rugby debut for the Brumbies against the Reds off the bench in Brisbane. In his second season at the Brumbies, Kuridrani established himself as the team's first-choice centre, and he was a member of the starting side for the Brumbies which defeated the British and Irish Lions in 2013.

After the Brumbies had played in the Super Rugby final in 2013, Kuridrani was selected for the Wallabies squad by coach Ewen McKenzie. He made his test debut for Australia against New Zealand in Sydney on 17 August 2013. Later that year, Kuridrani was sent-off for a tip-tackle while playing for Australia against Ireland and was suspended from playing for five weeks.

His high work rate has seen him consistently be selected for the Wallabies and he has also won many "Man of the Match" awards.

Super Rugby statistics

As of 22 July 2016

Reference list

1. "Wallabies Profile". rugby.com.au. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
2. ^ Pandaram, Jamie (17 November 2013). "Wallaby Tevita Kuridrani follows famous family members Noa Nadruku, Lote Tuqiri and co to sporting stardom". The Daily Telegraph. News. Archived from the original on 23 November 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
3. ^ "Kuridrani makes the cut". Fiji Times. 15 November 2010. Archived from the original on 23 November 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
4. "QLD Rugby Union Premier Colts Grand Final". rugby.com.au. 19 September 2009. Archived from the original on 21 October 2009. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
5. "QRU Annual Report 2009". rugby.com.au. 2009. p. 18. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
6. "FRU Annual Report 2010" (PDF). Fiji Rugby. 2010. p. 24. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
7. "QRU Annual Report 2010" (PDF). Queensland Rugby. 2010. pp. 25–26. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
8. Vuadreu, Lavenia (20 July 2011). "Kuridrani brothers to feature in Coral Coast 7s". fijilive.com. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
9. "ARU Annual Report 2011". Australian Rugby Union. 2011. p. 38. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
10. "Tevita Kuridrani to miss last Spring Tour test after ban". Fraser Coast Chronicle. Maryborough Hervey Bay Newspaper. 20 November 2013. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
11. Malo, Maciu. "Kuridrani wins best player award". Fiji Times. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
12. "Player Statistics". its rugby. Retrieved 26 July 2016.

External links

• Brumbies profile
• Wallabies profile

• 1991 births
• Living people
• Australian people of I-Taukei Fijian descent
• Australian rugby union players
• Australia international rugby union players
• Australia international rugby sevens players
• Male rugby sevens players
• ACT Brumbies players
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• I-Taukei Fijian people
• Barbarian F.C. players
• Greater Sydney Rams players
• Western Force players
• Biarritz Olympique players
• 2015 Rugby World Cup players
• 2019 Rugby World Cup players
• Seattle Seawolves players
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• Australian expatriate rugby union players in the United States