Henry Raiwalui (born 24 February 1989) is a Fiji international rugby league footballer who plays as scrum-half or stand-off for the London Broncos in the Super League.
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| Full name | Henry Kataula Raiwalui | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 February 1989 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.86 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 15 st 10 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Scrum-half, Stand-off | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He has previously played for the Wentworthville Magpies in the Ron Massey Cup.[4][5]
Early life
editBorn in Sydney, Australia, Raiwalui is of Fijian descent. He grew up in Suva, Fiji from the age of two until year 4 of his schooling.[6] He played his junior rugby league for the Earlwood Saints.[7]
Playing career
editIn 2008 and 2009, Raiwalui played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the NYC,[8] In 2012, he represented a Fijian XIII against an Italian XIII, scoring a try.[9] before moving onto the Illawarra Cutters.[10]
In 2016, Raiwalui made his Test debut for Fiji against Samoa.[11][12]
In 2016 he also played for the Blacktown Workers in the Ron Massey Cup.[13] He played for Wentworthville when they competed in the Ron Massey Cup.[14]
In 2017, he joined the Mount Pritchard Mounties in the Intrust Super Premiership. Raiwalui was selected to play for Fiji in the 2017 Rugby League World Cup.
Raiwalui played for Wentworthville in their 2019 Ron Massey Cup grand final victory over St Mary's at Leichhardt Oval.[15] On 15 October 2023, Raiwalui played in the London Broncos upset Million Pound Game victory over Toulouse Olympique.[16]
References
edit- ^ "Player Summary: Henry Raiwalui". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ "Henry Raiwalui". Rugby League Project.
- ^ Wentworthville Magpies profile
- ^ "Henry Raiwalui". League Unlimited. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ "Naiqama named in Fiji Bati squad". Wests Tigers. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ "Henry Raiwalui". NRL.com. 30 March 2009. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ "Henry Raiwalui 2". Wentworthville Magpies. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ "R". NYC Database.
- ^ "Fiji Bati see off Italian XIII in Sydney". RLWC2013.com. 17 October 2012. Archived from the original on 10 October 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Vidot to headline inaugural Cutters team". Illawarra Mercury. 28 February 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ "Bati wins first game in Apia". Fiji Times. 9 October 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ "Sport: Fiji Bati name NRL-heavy squad for Samoa test". Radio NZ. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ "Statistics for Blacktown Workers playing in 2016 Ron Massey Cup". Sports TG. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ "Player Profile". Sports TG. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ "Wenty make history with third-straight GF win". NSWRL.
- ^ "Championship Grand Final: Toulouse 14-18 London Broncos - Capital club back in Super League". www.bbc.co.uk.