Kirisi Kuridrani Explained

Kirisi Kuridrani
Birth Name:Kirisi Nasiganiyavi
Birth Date:12 December 1991
Birth Place:Brisbane, Australia
Weight:99kg (218lb)
School:Ipswich Grammar School
Marsden State High School
Relatives:Nemani Nadolo (brother)
Tevita Kuridrani (cousin)
Ru Position:Wing, Fullback
Ru Amateuryears:2011−2017
Ru Clubyears:2014−2017
2018–pres.
Ru Proclubs:Brisbane City
Honda Heat
Ru Clubcaps:32
8
Ru Clubpoints:(82)
Ru Clubupdate:28 October 2017
Super14years:2014–2017
Super14caps:25
Super14points:(20)
Super14update:2 June 2017
Ru Nationalyears:2011
2010
Ru Nationalcaps:2
4
Ru Nationalpoints:(5)1t
(5)1t

Kirisi Kuridrani (born 12 December 1991), formerly Kirisi Nasiganiyavi, is an Australian rugby union player of Fijian descent. He is currently signed to Japanese club Honda Heat and previously played for the Queensland Reds in Super Rugby. His usual position is wing.

Family and early life

Kirisi Nasiganiyavi was born in Brisbane, where his father Isei Nasiganiyavi played rugby for Queensland. He is the younger brother of Nemani Nadolo (who was named Ratu Nasiganiyavi before he adopted their mother's maiden name of Nadolo in 2009) and a cousin of Tevita Kuridrani; in 2011 he adopted the Kuridrani family name.

During his junior career he was selected for several representative teams, including Queensland Under-16s. He attended Marsden State High School and Ipswich Grammar, and represented Queensland at the Australian Schools Rugby Championships in 2008 and 2009.

Rugby career

In 2010, he played colts rugby for GPS Old Boys and was chosen for the Brisbane Under-19 team later that year. He was selected for the Fiji Under-20 team and played in the 2010 IRB Junior World Championship in Argentina, and scored a try against New Zealand in the opening pool game.

Chris Kuridrani briefly switched codes at the start of 2011. He played rugby league in the Toyota Cup for the Brisbane Broncos for five rounds before returning to play Premier Rugby with GPS and train with the Queensland Reds squad. He was selected as an injury replacement for the Australia Under-20 team at the 2011 IRB Junior World Championship in Italy, and scored a try in the semi-final against New Zealand.

He was a member of the ARU's National Academy in 2013, and participated in the Pacific Rugby Cup, including playing one match for the Brisbane Academy against his brother, Nemani Nadolo, who played for Fiji Warriors.

He currently plays for Counties Manukau in the Mitre 10 Cup.[1]

On the 12 November 2019 he was selected in the Highlanders squad for the 2020 Super Rugby tournament.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 Super Rugby Representatives . Counties Manukau . 30 April 2023.