Name Eloni Vunakece Height 1.88 m | Weight 102 kg | |
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Eloni vunakece my world
Eloni Vunakece (born 27 May 1987) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League. He plays at prop. He previously played for Toulouse Olympique in the Challenge Cup.
Contents
- Eloni vunakece my world
- The locker room eloni vunakece
- Background
- Early career
- 2013
- 2015
- 2016
- 2017
- References
The locker room eloni vunakece
Background
Born in Sydney, New South Wales, Vunakece is of Fijian descent and played his junior rugby league for the Holy Cross Rhinos and Leichhardt Wanderers, before being signed by the Balmain Ryde-Eastwood Tigers.
Vunakece is married and has two daughters and one son.
Early career
From 2006 to 2011, Vunakece played for the Balmain Ryde-Eastwood Tigers, while also having a stint with the Western Suburbs Magpies New South Wales Cup side in 2011. In September 2011, he signed a 1-year contract with French team Toulouse Olympique in the Elite One Championship. In 2012, he re-signed with Toulouse on a 1-year contract.
2013
In April, Vunakece played in 2 games for Toulouse in the 2013 Challenge Cup, scoring 2 tries. At the conclusion of the 2012/2013 Elite One Championship season, he returned to Australia to play with the Wyong Roos in the New South Wales Cup. In October and November, he played 5 games for Fiji in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup, scoring 1 try.
2015
On 2 May, Vunakece played for Fiji against Papua New Guinea in the 2015 Melanesian Cup. At the end of the 2015 season, he got the chance to join the Sydney Roosters first-grade squad for the 2016 pre-season.
2016
In Round 4 of the 2016 NRL season, Vunakece made his NRL debut for the Roosters against the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles. On 7 May, he again played for Fiji against Papua New Guinea in the 2016 Melanesian Cup, where he played at lock and scored a try. In September, he was named at prop in the 2016 Intrust Super Premiership NSW Team of the Year.
2017
On 28 August 2017, Vunakece was named at Prop in The 2017 Intrust Super Premiership NSW team of the year.