Ifereimi Boladau

Ifereimi Boladau
Birth name	Ifereimi Boladau
Date of birth	21 September 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Suva, Fiji
Height	191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	115 kg (18 st 2 lb)
School	Suva Grammar School
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Flanker, Number 8
Current team	Nottingham
Senior career
Years	Team
2014-2016	Ospreys
2016-2017	London Scottish
2017-2018	Rotherham Titans
2019-	Nottingham
2019-2020	→ Leicester Tigers
	Correct as of 29 April 2020
National sevens team
Years	Team
2010	Fiji 7s

Ifereimi Boladau (born 21 September 1986) is a Fijian rugby union player for Nottingham in the RFU Championship.^[1] His primary position is flanker or number 8.^[2] He has previously played for Ospreys in the Pro14. He has represented the Fiji 7s 7s national team.

Career

In 2010 Boladau made his debut for the Fiji international 7s side at the Murrayfield stop in the 2010 Edinburgh Sevens.^[3]

Boladau made his debut for the Ospreys regional team in 2014 having previously played for the Bridgend Ravens.^[4] He has also played for the Army Rugby Team in the 2012 Army Navy Match.^[5]

On 8 June 2016, London Scottish announced Boladau's signing ahead of the 2016/17 season.^[6] After one season with the Exiles Boladau moved north to fellow Championship side Rotherham Titans, the signing being announced on 31 May 2017.^[7]

After the 2017/18 season Boladau spent a season outside professional rugby following his career with the British Army. On 19 July 2019 his signing was announced by Nottingham,^[8] and on 9 September, prior to his Nottingham debut, a short-term loan move to Leicester Tigers to provide cover during the 2019 Rugby World Cup was announced.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Boladau joins Tigers on loan from Nottingham". Leicester Tigers. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
^ "Ifereimi Boladau - Wales". ESPNscrum. ESPN Inc. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
^ "Sevens coaches declare hands in Series finale". World Rugby. 28 May 2010. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
^ "Bridgend Ravens - Ifereimi Boladau". Bridgend Ravens. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
^ "Army v Navy 2012: 60,000 expected at Twickenham to honour serving and fallen soldiers". The Daily Telegraph. 27 April 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
^ "Ifereimi Boladau joins London Scottish". London Scottish. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
^ "Ifereimi Boladau joins the Titans". Rotherham Titans. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
^ "ARMY BACK ROWER JOINS THE GREEN AND WHITES". Nottingham Rugby. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.

External links

Ospreys Player Profile
ESPN Player Profile
[1] Archived 26 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine
Statbunker Profile

[Leicester-1] "Boladau joins Tigers on loan from Nottingham". Leicester Tigers. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2019.

[ESPNscrum_-_Ifereimi_Boladau_-_Wales-2] "Ifereimi Boladau - Wales". ESPNscrum. ESPN Inc. Retrieved 20 October 2015.

[3] "Sevens coaches declare hands in Series finale". World Rugby. 28 May 2010. Retrieved 10 September 2019.

[Bridgend_Ravens_-_Ifereimi_Boladau-4] "Bridgend Ravens - Ifereimi Boladau". Bridgend Ravens. Retrieved 20 October 2015.

[The_Daily_Telegraph_-_27_April_2012_-_Army_v_Navy_2012:_60,000_expected_at_Twickenham_to_honour_serving_and_fallen_soldiers-5] "Army v Navy 2012: 60,000 expected at Twickenham to honour serving and fallen soldiers". The Daily Telegraph. 27 April 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2015.

[6] "Ifereimi Boladau joins London Scottish". London Scottish. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2019.

[7] "Ifereimi Boladau joins the Titans". Rotherham Titans. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2019.

[8] "ARMY BACK ROWER JOINS THE GREEN AND WHITES". Nottingham Rugby. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.

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