Solomoni 'Junior' Rasolea (born 29 April 1991) is an Australian rugby union footballer. His regular playing position is centre. He currently plays for French outfit Grenoble. He is a former Australia sevens international.[1]
| Birth name | Solomoni Rasolea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 29 April 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 102 kg (16 st 1 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rasolea was educated at the Anglican Church Grammar School in Brisbane[2] the same high school as Wallaby flanker David Pocock and flyhalf Quade Cooper.[3]
Rasolea played in the centres for Fiji during his second IRB Junior World Championship in 2011,[3] and also for the Queensland Under 16s (2007), the Queensland Schoolboys (2008–09) and the University club in Brisbane.[3]
In March 2016, he joined Pro14 side Edinburgh.[4] On 8 March 2018, Rasolea would join with French club Grenoble in the Pro D2 from the 2018-19 season.[5]
Super Rugby statistics
edit- As of 20 July 2016[6]
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
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| 2013 | Force | 12 | 7 | 5 | 613 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Force | 9 | 8 | 1 | 593 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Force | 7 | 6 | 1 | 434 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Force | 11 | 10 | 1 | 774 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 39 | 31 | 8 | 2414 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
References
edit- ^ "Junior Rasolea". Australia Sevens profile. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
- ^ Mason, James (2011). Churchie: The Centenary Register. Brisbane, Australia: The Anglican Church Grammar School. ISBN 978-0-646-55807-3.
- ^ a b c "Sevens star signs with Western Force" (Press release). Western Force. 15 June 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
- ^ "Edinburgh sign Solomoni Junior Rasolea for next season". BBC Sport. 25 March 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ "Edinburgh confirm Junior Rasolea will join Grenoble in the summer". Scotsman. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ "Player Statistics". its rugby. Retrieved 26 July 2016.