Sam Yawayawa (born 2 July 1998 in Suva, Fiji) is a Fijian born Scottish rugby union player who plays for London Scottish. He was previously at Glasgow Warriors, Leicester Tigers, Boroughmuir and Glasgow Hawks. His usual position is at the Wing position.
| Birth name | Sam Yawayawa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 2 July 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Suva, Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 96 kg (15 st 2 lb; 212 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Firrhill High School, Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby Union career
editAmateur career
editYawayawa was educated at first in Germany and then in Scotland.[1] He played for Boroughmuir.[2] He was part of the Boroughmuir U16 side that won the National Bowl final in 2014.[3]
He entered the Scottish Rugby Academy at the Stage 3 professional phase of the academy in the 2017-18 season.[4]
Yawayawa played for Glasgow Hawks when not in use by Glasgow Warriors.[5]
He was signed by Cambridge at the start of season 2018-19.[6]
Professional career
editHe played for Edinburgh at U16 grade.[7]
Yawayawa joined Leicester Tigers. He was loaned out to Nottingham for game time.[8]
Yawayawa was enrolled in the BT Sport Scottish Rugby Academy as a Stage 3 player.[4] Stage 3 players are aligned to a professional club and given regional support.[9] Yawayawa was assigned to the Glasgow Warriors for the season 2017-18.
On 6 August 2020, Yawayawa returns to the RFU Championship to sign for London Scottish ahead of the 2020-21 season.[10]
International career
editYawayawa first played for Scotland U16.[11]
Although Yawayawa was selected for the Scotland U18 side,[2] after he was signed for Leicester Tigers in England, Yawayawa then played for England U18.[12]
Yawayawa made his Scotland U20 debut against Wales U20 in 2018.[13]
References
edit- ^ "Leicester Tigers". leicestertigers.com.
- ^ a b "Pollock picks squad for under-18 camp - Scottish Rugby Union". www.scottishrugby.org.
- ^ "Boroughmuir U16's triumph in Final!". www.boroughmuirsports.co.uk.
- ^ a b "2016/17 BT Sport Academy intake announced - Scottish Rugby Union". www.scottishrugby.org.
- ^ "Warriors in Premiership action".
- ^ "Sam Yawayawa Signing - News - Cambridge RUFC". www.crufc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 17 August 2018.
- ^ "Big win for Edinburgh U16s - Edinburgh Rugby". www.edinburghrugby.org.
- ^ "Sam Yawayawa: Leicester Tigers winger joins Championship side Nottingham". BBC Sport. 29 July 2016.
- ^ "BT Sport Scottish Rugby Academies".
- ^ "Former Scotland U20 centre Sam Yawayawa joins Scottish". London Scottish F.C. Rugby. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ "Scotland U16 22-32 England U16 - Scottish Rugby Union". www.scottishrugby.org.
- ^ charlie7russell (27 April 2016). "BEING PART OF LEICESTER TIGERS WILL HELP ACHIEVE SAM YAWAYAWA'S DREAM".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Scotland U20 (Sam Yawayawa) - Scottish Rugby Union". www.scottishrugby.org.
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