Kirwan Sanday is an Australian professional rugby union player of Fijian descent. He is associated with the Queensland Reds. Sanday's primary position on the field is prop.[1] Throughout his career he played 118 caps for Queensland Reds.

Kirwan Sanday
Date of birth (1991-02-13) 13 February 1991 (age 33)
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight118 kg (18 st 8 lb; 260 lb)
SchoolSt Joseph's College, Nudgee
Notable relative(s)John Sanday (uncle)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Current team Queensland Country
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014, 2016–pres. Queensland Country 6 (0)
2015 Sydney Stars 3 (0)
Correct as of 9 October 2016
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2017–pres. Reds 9 (0)
Correct as of 2 June 2017
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2009–2010 Fiji U20 5 (8)
2015 Fiji Warriors 1 (0)
Correct as of 27 May 2015

Early life

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[1] He is the nephew of John Sanday, the former international rugby player for Fiji.[2] Sanday attended St Joseph's College, Nudgee in Brisbane and was selected for the Queensland team at the Australian Schools Rugby Championships.[1]

Rugby career

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Sanday joined the Easts Tigers to play in the Queensland Premier Rugby competition. He played for Fiji Under-20 in 2009 and 2010 at the World Championships.[3][2] Sanday was selected for the Fiji Warriors against Argentina XV in Uruguay in 2015[4] and for Queensland Country in the National Rugby Championship.

He made his Super Rugby debut on 27 March 2017[3] and played off the bench in nine matches of the 2017 season.[3][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Kirwan Sanday". Reds Rugby. 2017. Archived from the original on 26 July 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  2. ^ a b Malo, Maciu (6 May 2010). "Sanday In The Mix". Fiji Sun. Archived from the original on 26 July 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "Kirwan Sanday". It's Rugby.
  4. ^ Ratuva, Anasilini (27 May 2015). "Sanday starts". Fiji Sun. Archived from the original on 26 July 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  5. ^ Tucker, Jim (27 May 2017). "Queensland Reds' season all but over after crashing to Western Force in Brisbane". The Courier-Mail. Archived from the original on 26 July 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
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