Junior Rasolea

Junior Rasolea
Full name Solomoni Rasolea
Date of birth (1991-04-29) 29 April 1991
Place of birth Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Weight 102 kg (16 st 1 lb)
Spouse Emma Rasolea
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre / Wing
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014−16
2016–present		 Perth Spirit
Edinburgh Rugby		 8
1		 (25)
0
Correct as of 6 September 2016
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013–2016 Force 39 (10)
Current local club GPS
Correct as of 20 July 2016
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011–2012 Australia 7s 2 (13)
Correct as of 22 October 2012

Solomoni 'Junior' Rasolea (born 29 April 1991) is an Australian rugby union footballer. His regular playing position is centre. He currently plays for the Western Force in Super Rugby.[1][2] He is a former Australia sevens international.[3]

Early years

Rasolea was educated at the Anglican Church Grammar School in Brisbane[4] the same high school as Wallaby flanker David Pocock and flyhalf Quade Cooper.[2]

Rasolea played in the centres for Fiji during his second IRB Junior World Championship in 2011,[2] and also for the Queensland Under 16s (2007), the Queensland Schoolboys (2008–09) and the University club in Brisbane.[2]

In March 2016, He joined Pro 12 side Edinburgh Rugby.[5]

Super Rugby Statistics

As of 20 July 2016[6]
Season Team Games Starts Sub Mins Tries Cons Pens Drops Points Yel Red
2013 Force 12 7 5 613 1 0 0 0 5 0 0
2014 Force 9 8 1 593 1 0 0 0 5 0 0
2015 Force 7 6 1 434 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016 Force 11 10 1 774 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 39 31 8 2414 2 0 0 0 10 0 0

References

  1. ↑ "Junior Rasolea Western Force profile". Retrieved 22 October 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Sevens star signs with Western Force" (Press release). Western Force. 15 June 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
  3. ↑ "Junior Rasolea". Australia Sevens profile. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
  4. ↑ Mason, James (2011). Churchie: The Centenary Register. Brisbane, Australia: The Anglican Church Grammar School. ISBN 978-0-646-55807-3.
  5. ↑ "Edinburgh sign Solomoni Junior Rasolea for next season". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2016-09-07.
  6. ↑ "Player Statistics". its rugby. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
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