Andrew Durutalo
Andrew Durutalo
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| Birth name | Andrew Mataininotu Van Slyke Mataininotu Durutalo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1987-10-25) October 25, 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | New York City, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 245 lb (17 st 7 lb; 111 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Suva Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Hakuoh University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Andrew Durutalo (born October 25, 1987) is an American professional rugby footballer.[1] He has been capped by the U.S. national sevens team and the United States national rugby union team.
Contents
1 Early life
2 Club career
3 International career
4 References
5 External links
Early life[edit]
Durutalo was born in New York City. He attended Suva Grammar School.[2]
He graduated with a degree in Business administration from Hakuoh University in Japan.[3]
Club career[edit]
After a successful spell with the USA sevens program, Durutalo signed with the Sunwolves for the 2016 Super Rugby season.[4]
On 16 May 2017, Durutalo signs for English Championship club Ealing Trailfinders based in London ahead of the 2017-18 season.[5] scoring five tries in his first six appearances attracted attention from the English Premiership.[6] He moved up to the English Premiership, on 16 October 2017, signing with Worcester Warriors.[7]
On 16 April 2018, Durutalo will return to Ealing Trailfinders back in the RFU Championship on a long-term deal from the 2018-19 season.[8]
On May 9, Durutalo announcement his retirement with the Eagles, but is interested in pursuing Rugby sevens.
International career[edit]
He played at the 2006 Under 19 Rugby World Championship.[9] He also represented Fiji's Under 20s team.
Duratalo was first capped by the United States in 2012 against Canada.[10] Durutalo played for the U.S. at the 2015 Rugby World Cup in England.
Durutalo also played for the U.S. national sevens team at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where the U.S. finished in ninth place, missing the quarterfinal round.
References[edit]
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^ Tuinaceva, Eroni (30 September 2014). "Fijian Durutalo In USA Eagles Team". Retrieved 18 May 2015.
^ Goff, Alex (8 September 2011). "Who is Andrew Durutalo?". Retrieved 18 May 2015.
^ "Durutalo to play for Sunwolves". ARN. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
^ "Ealing Trailfinders sign USA Eagles international back-rower Andrew Durutalo". BBC Sport. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
^ "news". www.ealingtrailfinders1stxv.com. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
^ "Andrew Durutalo: Worcester Warriors sign USA flanker from Championship side Ealing". BBC Sport. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
^ "Andrew Durutalo to return to Ealing Trailfinders". Ealing Trailfinders. 16 April 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
^ Cama, Akuila (November 24, 2014). "Andrew Durutalo in USA 7s team for the Dubai". Archived from the original on May 17, 2015. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
^ "Durutalo to play for Sunwolves". ARN. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
External links[edit]
Andrew Durutalo at USA Rugby
Andrew Durutalo at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
Categories:
- 1987 births
- Living people
- American rugby league players
- American rugby union players
- United States national rugby league team players
- United States international rugby union players
- Dual-code rugby internationals
- United States international rugby sevens players
- Sportspeople from New York City
- Sunwolves players
- American expatriate sportspeople in Japan
- Olympic rugby sevens players of the United States
- Rugby sevens players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
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