Cook Islands international rugby league & union player
Tyrone Vi'iga Born Tyrone Vi'iga (1992-06-09 ) 9 June 1992 (age 32) Sydney, Australia Height 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) Weight 117 kg (18 st 6 lb) Position Prop
Rugby player
Tyrone Vi'iga (born 9 June 1992) is an Australian professional rugby footballer of Cook Islands & Samoan heritage. He plays for AS Béziers Hérault . He previously played for the NSW Country Eagles , and Sydney RAMS and also represented the Cook Islands at the 2013 Rugby League World Cup . He has played both 'codes' but is currently a Rugby Union professional.
Career
Rugby league
Vi'iga played as a prop in rugby league. He was a member of the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks under 20s side in 2012, before joining the Wentworthville Magpies in the NSW Cup competition.
Rugby union
Vi'iga switched to rugby union to play in the Shute Shield competition as a backrower with the Penrith club in 2014 and then Eastern Suburbs in 2015. He was signed by the New South Wales Country Eagles team for the 2015 National Rugby Championship .[ 2] Joined Two Blue (Parramatta) 2016, Western Sydney Rams NRC 2016
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