Sunni Jardine (born 30 December 1999) is an English rugby union footballer who plays as a fly half and plays for the Great Britain national rugby sevens team.
| Date of birth | 30 December 1999 [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 93 kg (205 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Birmingham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
editHe was a youngster at Wasps RFC and featured for the club in the Premiership Rugby Sevens Series and Premiership Rugby Cup.[3][4] He signed for Bournville RFC in 2020.[5]
He played the 2021-22 season in France for Boucau-Tarnos.[6] He later signed in France for Union Bordeaux Bègles[7] and also played in France for Floirac.[8]
Returning to England he played for Rosslyn Park in 2023 and 2024.[9][10]
International career
editHe was the top try scorer for GB Sevens at the 2024 Rugby Europe Sevens Championship Series in Croatia in June 2024.[11] He featured for GB Sevens at the Dubai Sevens in November 2024, the opening of the 2024-25 SVNS series, as the team reached the quarterfinals.[12][13]
Personal life
editHe attended the University of Birmingham.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Sunni Jardine". TNT Sports. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ^ "Sunni Jardine". All.Rugby. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ^ "Premiership Rugby Cup - Match report Gloucester vs Wasps, le 27/10/2018".
- ^ "Saints bow out of Premiership Rugby 7s at quarter-final stage". Northampton Chronicle. 28 July 2018.
- ^ Bridge, Bobby (15 June 2020). "Wasps news and transfer latest: Fly-half Sunni Jardine leaves, ex-Wasp retires aged 25, Dan Robson's new role and new kit arrives". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ^ Trasbot, François (September 23, 2022). "Rugby (Federal 2): Jardine, the great traveler". Sudouest.fr. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ^ a b Jackson, Megan (8 June 2023). "Celebrating our Sporting Superstars: Sports Awards Round-up". Sportandfitneee.bham.ac.uk.
- ^ "Rugby : Rion-Morcenx n'a pas existé face à l'ogre Floirac". Sudouest. 12 Nov 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ^ "Rams RFC grind out Rosslyn Park win to maintain perfect National One start". rdg.today. 28 September 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ^ "Squad announcement 2024/25". Rosslynpark.co.uk. 14 August 2024. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ^ "We pick out our men's team of the 7s Championship". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ^ "Dubai SVNS: Kenya shock BlitzBoks, Spain upset New Zealand". Rugby365. 30 November 2024.
- ^ "GB face Spain in Dubai QFs". The Rugby Paper. 1 December 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2024.