Junior Rasolea
| Full name | Solomoni Rasolea | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 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) | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Centre / Wing | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2014−16 2016–present |
Perth Spirit Edinburgh Rugby |
8 1 |
(25) 0 |
| correct as of 6 September 2016. | |||
| Super Rugby | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2013–2016 | Force | 39 | (10) |
| Current local club | GPS | ||
| correct as of 20 July 2016. | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (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
- ↑ "Junior Rasolea Western Force profile". Retrieved 22 October 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 "Sevens star signs with Western Force" (Press release). Western Force. 15 June 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
- ↑ "Junior Rasolea". Australia Sevens profile. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
- ↑ Mason, James (2011). Churchie: The Centenary Register. Brisbane, Australia: The Anglican Church Grammar School. ISBN 978-0-646-55807-3.
- ↑ "Edinburgh sign Solomoni Junior Rasolea for next season". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2016-09-07.
- ↑ "Player Statistics". its rugby. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
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