Semi Radradra

Semi Radradra
Personal information
Full nameSemi Radradra Turagasoli-Waqavatu[1]
Born (1992-06-13) 13 June 1992 (age 32)
Suva, Fiji
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Weight100 kg (15 st 10 lb; 220 lb)[2]
Playing information
Rugby league
PositionWing, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2013–17 Parramatta Eels 94 82 1 0 330
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2013–14 Fiji 4 1 0 0 4
2016 World All Stars 1 1 0 0 4
2016 Australia 1 0 0 0 0
2016 Prime Minister's XIII 1 1 0 0 4
Rugby union
PositionCentre, Wing, Fullback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2017–18 Toulon 23 4 0 0 20
2018–20 Bordeaux Bègles 34 11 0 0 55
2020–23 Bristol Bears 52 16 0 0 80
2023– Lyon 0 0 0 0 00
Total 109 31 0 0 155
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2011 Fiji U20 4 3 0 0 15
2011 Fiji 7s 15 9 2 0 49
2018– Fiji 11 5 0 0 25
Source: [3][4][5]
As of 7 April 2023
Medals
Men's rugby sevens
Representing  Fiji
Summer Olympics
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Team competition

Semi Radradra Turagasoli-Waqavatu (born 13 June 1992) is a Fijian professional rugby union and rugby league footballer. He currently plays rugby union for the French club Lyon and the Fiji national team. Nicknamed 'Semi Trailer', Radradra has played primarily as a wing in both codes.

He played for Fiji in sevens (rugby union) in 2011, then began his professional career playing rugby league for the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League. He played international rugby league for Fiji and Australia. He is a rare dual-code double international as he has played international rugby league for 2 nations as well as playing international rugby union for Fiji.

He changed codes from rugby league to rugby union when he transferred to French club Toulon in 2017, before moving to Bordeaux Bègles in 2018. He made his international debut for Fiji in 2018 and played in the 2019 Rugby World Cup. On 27 November 2019, it was announced he would be joining Bristol Bears ahead of the 2020/21 season. On 10 February 2023, Bristol Bears announced that Radradra would be leaving at the end of his three-year contract to join Lyon.[6]

  1. ^ "Fiji Announce Rugby League World Cup Squad". Triple M. 10 October 2013. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Semi Radradra Rugby | Semi Radradra News, Stats & Team | RugbyPass".
  3. ^ "Semi Radradra - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project.
  4. ^ "Semi Radradra". World Rugby.
  5. ^ itsrugby
  6. ^ "Semi Radradra to join Lyon at the end of the season". Bristol Bears. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.