Tyler Luke Fisher (born 19 November 1993) is a South African

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player who plays

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for the Utah Warriors in

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(MLR). He previously played for West Harbour RFC in the

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in Australia.

Career

Youth level

He represented at various youth levels, from the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week in 2009 to the

2012 Under-19 Provincial Championship The 2012 ABSA Under-19 Provincial Championship was contested from 13 July to 27 October 2012. The tournament featured the Under-19 players from the fourteen Currie Cup unions. Competition Division A There were seven participating teams in the 201 ...

Sharks

He made his provincial first class debut for in their Vodacom Cup match against the .

Leopards

He was a member of the team that won the

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. He featured in a total of ten matches during the

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rounds and First Division proper and scored seven tries for the side. He also started the final, where he helped the Leopards to a 44–20 victory over the to win the competition for the first time in their history.

Pumas

He moved to the

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-based prior to the 2016 season.

S.A. Under-20

He was included in the training group that toured Argentina in preparation for the

2013 IRB Junior World Championship The 2013 IRB Junior World Championship was the sixth annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams. The event was organised in France by rugby's governing body, the IRB. A total of twelve nations played in the tournament ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fisher, Tyler South African rugby union players Living people 1993 births Rugby union centres Sharks (Currie Cup) players Leopards (rugby union) players Pumas (Currie Cup) players SWD Eagles players Utah Warriors players Rugby union players from KwaZulu-Natal