Tjiuee Uanivi

Tjiuee Uanivi (born 31 December 1990) is a Namibian rugby union player that normally plays as a lock or flanker.[1]

Tjiuee Uanivi
Date of birth (1990-12-31) 31 December 1990
Place of birthOtjiwarongo, Namibia
Height2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Weight115 kg (18 st 2 lb; 254 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock / Flanker
Youth career
2012 Brive
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2009–2012 United ()
2017 Glasgow Hawks ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013–2015 Brive 10 (5)
2016 Sharks XV 5 (0)
2016–2017 Glasgow Warriors 5 (0)
2017–present London Scottish 31 (10)
Correct as of 7 February 2018
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014–present Namibia 30 (16)
Correct as of 14 September 2019

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

When not involved with the Glasgow Warriors, Uanivi played for the Glasgow Hawks.[2]

Professional career

He played for French Top 14 side Brive between 2013 and 2015.[3] After the 2015 Rugby World Cup, he moved to South Africa to join the Sharks; he was also included in the Sharks squad for the 2016 Super Rugby season.[4]

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.[5]

Uanivi made his debut for the Warriors in the pre-season match against Harlequins on 20 August 2016.[6]

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.[7]

On 13 July 2017 it was announced that Uanivi had signed for London Scottish.[8]

International career

He represented Namibia since 2014,[9] and was a member of their 2015 Rugby World Cup squad.[10]

References
  1. "Rugby - Player statistics - club stats". It's Rugby. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  2. http://www.glasgowwarriors.org/news/17/02/09/eight-warriors-premiership-action
  3. "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.
  4. "2016 Squad - Sharks Rugby". Sharks. Archived from the original on 2 March 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  5. "Warriors land Namibia's Uanivi" (Press release). Glasgow Warriors. 28 June 2016. Archived from the original on 28 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  6. http://www.glasgowwarriors.org/news/16/08/20/narrow-loss-warriors-london
  7. http://www.glasgowwarriors.org/news/17/05/04/warriors-announce-summer-departures
  8. http://www.londonscottish.com/pro/news/5000.php#.WWfknIQrK1s
  9. "Namibian Squad Announced for European Tour". The Sports Campus. 15 October 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  10. "Spotlight On - Tjiuee Uanivi". The Namibian. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
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