Inoke Burua
| Born | 30 May 1999 Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (14 st 13 lb; 209 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Suva Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Ryutsu Keizai University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Inoke Burua (イノケ・ブルア, Inoke burua; born 30 May 1999) is a Fijian rugby union player who plays as a wing.[1] He currently plays for Kobelco Kobe Steelers in Japan's domestic Japan Rugby League One.[2]
Early career
[edit | edit source]Burua is from Fiji and attended Suva Grammar School where he captained the rugby team.[3] After school, he moved to Japan to study at Ryutsu Keizai University where he also played rugby between 2018 and 2022.[4] He is Japanese qualified due to residency.[5]
Professional career
[edit | edit source]While still a university student, Burua signed for the Japanese Super Rugby side the Sunwolves, being named as part of their squad for the 2020 Super Rugby season.[6][7] He did not make an appearance for the side. After graduating he signed for the Yokohama Canon Eagles in 2022.[8] In his first season for the club, he scored 14 tries, the third most in the competition.[9] Ahead of the 2025 season, Burua joined the Kobelco Kobe Steelers.[10]
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- 1999 births
- Living people
- Fijian rugby union players
- Naturalised rugby union players
- Naturalized citizens of Japan
- Rugby union wings
- Sunwolves players
- 21st-century Fijian sportsmen
- Yokohama Canon Eagles players
- Kobelco Kobe Steelers players
- People educated at Suva Grammar School
- Ryutsu Keizai University alumni
- Fijian rugby union biography stubs