Jayson Bukuya
Bukuya at the 2008 RLWC | ||||||
Personal information | ||||||
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Born | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | 21 April 1989|||||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||
Weight | 103 kg (16 st 3 lb) | |||||
Playing information | ||||||
Position | Second-row, Lock | |||||
Club | ||||||
Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
2008–13 | Cronulla Sharks | 59 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
2014 | New Zealand Warriors | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
2015– | Cronulla Sharks | 51 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Total | 127 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 80 | |
Representative | ||||||
Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
2008–15 | Fiji | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
As of 26 July 2016 | ||||||
Source: [1] |
Jayson Bukuya (born 21 April 1989) is a Fijian Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks of the National Rugby League. He plays as a lock or in the second-row.
Playing career
Jayson attended Sandgate District State High School, he is also a Aspley and Norths Brisbane junior, Bukuya made his National Rugby League debut for the Cronulla Sharks in 2008.
He joined the New Zealand Warriors for the 2014 season.
On 1 November 2014, Bukuya was released from his Warriors' contract on compassionate grounds to return to Sydney.[2]
On 11 November 2014, Bukuya signed a two-year deal to rejoin the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.[3]
Representative career
Bukuya played all 4 games for Fiji at the 2008 World Cup, and was again named in the Fiji squad for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.[4]
References
- ↑ Jason Bukuya Rugby League Project
- ↑ http://www.warriors.co.nz/news/2014/11/01/vodafone_warriors_sign_thompson.html
- ↑ http://www.nrl.com/bukuya-returns-to-sharks-on-two-year-deal/tabid/10874/newsid/82971/default.aspx?cid=NRL_HP_Latest
- ↑ http://fijilive.com/sports/news/2013/09/civoniceva-wes-naiqama-to-lead-fiji-bati/32752.Fijilive