Irie Papuni | |
Birth Date: | 29 January 2001 |
Birth Place: | Australia |
Height: | 1900NaN0 |
Weight: | 1100NaN0 |
Position: | Lock, Flanker |
Years1: | 2024– |
Apps1: | 1 |
Points1: | 0 |
Clubupdate: | 3 March 2024 |
Irie Papuni (born 29 January 2001) is an Australian rugby union player, of Tongan heritage, who plays for . His preferred position is lock or flanker.[1]
Papuni is of Tongan heritage, but grew up in Australia. He played his club rugby for Eastern Suburbs before joining Western Sydney Two Blues.[2] [3] He had previously been a member of the Waratahs academy, and represented the Junior Wallabies.[4]
Papuni joined the for the 2024 Super Rugby Pacific season.[5] He made his debut in Round 2 of the season against the .[6]