Jayson Bukuya
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| Bukuya at the 2008 RLWC | ||||||
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 21 April 1989 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||
| Weight | 103 kg (16 st 3 lb) | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Second-row, Lock, Centre | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2008–13 | Cronulla Sharks | 59 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
| 2014 | NZ Warriors | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2015– | Cronulla Sharks | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 81 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 64 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2008–13 | Fiji | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 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 on the backrow.
Playing career
An Apsley 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