Tjiuee Uanivi (born 31 December 1990) is a Namibian rugby union player that normally plays as a lock or flanker.[1] He currently plays for US Montauban in the ProD2.
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| Date of birth | 31 December 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Otjiwarongo, Namibia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (17 st 5 lb; 240 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
editUanivi was born in Otjiwarongo and grew up in Windhoek. He first picked up a rugby ball whilst attending Pioneerspark Primary school before moving on to Academia High School where he was more interested in football than rugby, but picked it up again after school and joined United Rugby Club. He studied at the University of Namibia.[2]
Rugby Union career
editAmateur career
editWhen not involved with the Glasgow Warriors, Uanivi played for the Glasgow Hawks.[3]
Professional career
editWhilst playing for the Namibian tertiary institutes rugby team at the 2013 World Student Games he was spotted by a coach from Top14 side Brive who offered him a place at the club's academy. He debuted against Toulon in the same year and continued to play for them until 2015 having been offered a professional contract in his second season.[4] After the 2015 Rugby World Cup, he moved to South Africa to join theSharks; he was also included in the Sharks squad for the 2016 Super Rugby season.[5]
He played five times for a Sharks XV in the 2016 Currie Cup qualification series – and returned to the northern hemisphere, signing for Scottish Pro12 side Glasgow Warriors for the 2016–2017 season.[6]
Uanivi made his debut for the Warriors in the pre-season match against Harlequins on 20 August 2016.[7]
On 4 May 2017 it was announced that Uanivi would leave the Warriors at the end of the season. He played 5 times for the Glasgow club.[8]
On 13 July 2017 it was announced that Uanivi had signed for London Scottish.[9]
He left London Scottish after the 2018/19 season to join RC Massy in the Federale 1. He spent two seasons with the French third division club.
On 9 March 2021 it was announced that Uanivi had signed for French ProD2 side US Montauban for the 2021/22 season.[10]
International career
editHe made his debut for Namibia in 2014 against Germany,[11] and was a member of their 2015 Rugby World Cup squad.[12] He was selected for the 2019 Rugby World Cup and was selected to start all four games, captaining the team against eventual winners South Africa and Italy.
References
edit- ^ "Rugby - Player statistics - club stats". It's Rugby. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- ^ Namibian, The. "Spotlight On - Tjiuee Uanivi". The Namibian. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ "Eight Warriors in Premiership action | Glasgow Warriors". www.glasgowwarriors.org. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017.
- ^ "Tjiuee UANIVI (joueur de rugby 2ème ligne)". Ligue Nationale de Rugby (in French). Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- ^ "2016 Squad - Sharks Rugby". Sharks. Archived from the original on 2 March 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- ^ "Warriors land Namibia's Uanivi" (Press release). Glasgow Warriors. 28 June 2016. Archived from the original on 28 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- ^ "Harlequins V Glasgow Warriors".
- ^ "News".
- ^ http://www.londonscottish.com/pro/news/5000.php#.WWfknIQrK1s [dead link]
- ^ @usmsapiacrugby (9 March 2021). "Prononcez 'TI-OUI'" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Namibian Squad Announced for European Tour". The Sports Campus. 15 October 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- ^ "Spotlight On - Tjiuee Uanivi". The Namibian. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2016.