Kirwan Sanday is an Australian professional
rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...
player of Fijian descent. He is associated with the
Queensland Reds. Sanday's primary position on the field is
prop.[ Throughout his career he played 118 caps for Queensland Reds.
]
Early life
[ He is the nephew of ]John Sanday
John Sanday (born c.1960 in Tailevu) is a Fijian former rugby union player who played as a lock and number eight.
Career
In his club career he played for Suva in the national championship. His only international caps were in the 1987 Rugby World ...
, the former international rugby player for Fiji.[ Sanday attended St Joseph's College, Nudgee in ]Brisbane
Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the states and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland, and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a populati ...
and was selected for the Queensland team at the Australian Schools Rugby Championships.[
]
Rugby career
Sanday joined the Easts Tigers
The Brisbane Tigers are a rugby league club based at Langlands Park, in the suburb of Coorparoo in Brisbane, Australia. Since 1996, they have competed in the Queensland Cup, having competed in the Brisbane Rugby League from 1934 to 1997, where ...
to play in the Queensland Premier Rugby
Queensland Premier Rugby is a semi professional club rugby union competition in Queensland, Australia. Nine clubs play in the competition, eight of which are from Brisbane with one club from the Gold Coast. The premiership has been contested ...
competition. He played for in 2009 and 2010 at the World Championships.[ Sanday was selected for the ]Fiji Warriors
The Fiji Warriors, also referred to as Fiji A, is a national representative rugby team of rugby union in Fiji. It is the second-tier side to the Fiji national team. The Warriors team is selected from players in the Fijian domestic competi ...
against Argentina XV
Argentina XV, formerly known as the Jaguares, are the second national rugby union team in Argentina, after the full national side, the Pumas.
Overview
They already represented Argentina at the South American Rugby Championship, in 2001, 2002, ...
in Uruguay in 2015[ and for Queensland Country in the National Rugby Championship.
He made his ]Super Rugby
Super Rugby is a men's professional rugby union club competition involving teams from Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands. It previously included teams from Argentina, Japan, and South Africa. Building on various Southern Hem ...
debut on 27 March 2017[ and played off the bench in nine matches of the 2017 season.][
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References
External links
Statistics
on It's Rugby
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Australian rugby union players
1991 births
Living people
Rugby union players from Canberra
Queensland Reds players
Rugby union props
People educated at St Joseph's College, Nudgee