Suliasi Vunivalu was born on 27 November 1995 and is a professional rugby union footballer who plays for the Queensland Reds in the Super Rugby.
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23 Facts About Suliasi Vunivalu
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Suliasi Vunivalu is a dual NRL premiership winning player of 2020 and 2017.
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Suliasi Vunivalu was born in Suva, Fiji, and grew up in the province of Bua and was educated at Lelean Memorial School.
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Suliasi Vunivalu then moved to Auckland, New Zealand at the age of 16 and played rugby union for Saint Kentigern College.
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When Suliasi Vunivalu turned 17, he made the Blues development team after impressing in schoolboy rugby.
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Suliasi Vunivalu was then signed by the Melbourne Storm at 18 years old.
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Suliasi Vunivalu graduated to the Storm's Queensland Cup team, Eastern Suburbs Tigers.
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Suliasi Vunivalu went on to score doubles in his second, third, fifth and eighth games, gaining top position on the club's try-scorers list for the 2016 season.
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On 3 September, Suliasi Vunivalu set the record for most tries in a debut season record by scoring his 22nd try of the season against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, eclipsing the previous record of 21 tries set by Israel Folau back in 2007.
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On 31 August, Suliasi Vunivalu extended his contract with the Melbourne club until the end of the 2020 season.
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Suliasi Vunivalu was part of the Melbourne's premiership winning team against the North Queensland Cowboys in the 2017 NRL Grand Final.
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On 16 February 2018, Suliasi Vunivalu played in the 2018 World Club Challenge victory over Leeds, scoring a try.
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Suliasi Vunivalu played in the 2018 NRL Grand Final loss against the Sydney Roosters.
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Suliasi Vunivalu played for the Fiji Bati in the mid season and post season tests.
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In December of 2019 it was confirmed by the Queensland Reds that Suliasi Vunivalu signed with the rugby union team, returning to the sport for the first time since he was eighteen-years old.
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Suliasi Vunivalu finished the 2021 Super Rugby Trans-Tasman season with 4 matches and 4 tries.
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In 2022, Suliasi Vunivalu played in 10 matches and scored 3 tries for the Queensland Reds.
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Suliasi Vunivalu was selected in the Fiji 24-man squad for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup.
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Suliasi Vunivalu was brought in to the Wallabies training camp on 11 November 2020, less than a week after their two-point win over the All Blacks.
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