Djustice Sears-Duru (born 24 May 1994) is a Canada international rugby union prop who plays for Ealing Trailfinders and the San Diego Legion of Major League Rugby (MLR).

Djustice Sears-Duru
Sears-Duru playing for Canada in the 2015 Rugby World Cup
Date of birth (1994-05-24) 24 May 1994 (age 30)
Place of birthEdmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight119 kg (262 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Castaway Wanderers ()
Oakville Crusaders ()
2016–17 Ayr ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014 North Otago 4 (0)
2016–17 Glasgow Warriors 4 (0)
2017–18 Ealing Trailfinders 6 (0)
2018 Ontario Arrows 1 (0)
2019–2021 Seattle Seawolves 25 (5)
2022 LA Giltinis ()
2023– San Diego Legion ()
Correct as of 19 March 2023
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
Ontario Blues ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013–14 Canada U20 8 (5)
2014– Canada 67 (15)
Correct as of 20 November 2023

He previously played for the Seattle Seawolves and the LA Giltinis in the MLR.

He formerly played for Glasgow Warriors and Ontario Blues.

Rugby Union career

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Amateur career

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Sears-Duru has appeared for the Castaway Wanderers rugby club in the British Columbia Premier League. Sears-Duru played as a minor, junior and senior for the Crusaders Rugby Club in Oakville, Ontario.[1]

Upon moving to Scotland to play for the Warriors, Sears-Duru has made some appearances for Ayr in the Scottish Premiership.[2]

Professional career

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Sears-Duru played for Ontario Blues.[1]

He joined Glasgow Warriors on a short-term deal till the end of the 2015–16 season on 23 March 2016.[3] This was then extended till the end of the 2016–17 season.[citation needed]

Sears-Duru made his debut for the Warriors in the pre-season match against Harlequins on 20 August 2016.[4]

On 20 February 2017 it was announced that Sears-Duru would leave the Warriors at the end of the season.[5]

Sears-Duru rejoined Ontario Blues[6] before joining Ealing Trailfinders for the 2017–18 season.[7]

Club statistics

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As of 9 February 2022
Season Team Games Starts Sub Tries Cons Pens Drops Points Yel Red
MLR 2019 Seattle Seawolves 10 7 3 1 0 0 0 5 0 0
MLR 2020 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLR 2021 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MLR 2022 LA Giltinis 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 20 17 3 1 0 0 0 5 1 0

International career

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Sears-Duru made his debut for Canada in 2013 and was part of the Canada squad at the 2015 Rugby World Cup.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Canada Wins Battle for New Scotland". Rugby Nova Scotia. Archived from the original on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Warriors in BT Premiership action – Glasgow Warriors".
  3. ^ "Canadian international prop signs".
  4. ^ "Harlequins V Glasgow Warriors". Glasgow Warriors.
  5. ^ "Duo to leave in the summer | Glasgow Warriors". www.glasgowwarriors.org. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Ontario Blues name squad for Rock tilt – Americas Rugby News". www.americasrugbynews.com. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  7. ^ "news". ealingtrailfinders.com.
  8. ^ "Profile". Official Site 2015 Rugby World Cup. 17 September 2015. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
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