Junior Bulumakau
| Full name | Jonasa Josefa Bulumakau[1] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 February 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Fiji | ||
| Height | 183 cm | ||
| Weight | 94 kg | ||
| School | Firrhill High School | ||
| Notable relative(s) | Andrew Bulumakau (brother) | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Wing | ||
| Amateur clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | ||
| Heriots Belfast Harlequins SCOTS British Army rugby Glasgow Hawks | |||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2015– | Glasgow Warriors | 3 | (5) |
| Sevens national teams | |||
| Years | Club / team | Comps | |
| 2016 | Scotland 7s | 4 (15) | |
Junior Bulumakau is a Fijian-born Scottish international Sevens rugby union player who plays for Glasgow Warriors at the Wing positions[2]
Amateur level
He previously played for the Scottish Premiership side Heriot's Rugby Club.[3]
He represented the British Army XV in their annual match against the British Navy XV in 2015, scoring a try.[4] He won the man of the match in a 36–18 win in front of 80,000 fans at Twickenham, England.[2]
As a soldier in the Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion he was based at the Palace Barracks, Holywood in County Down, Northern Ireland for a time. Whilst there he played for the Belfast Harlequins[5] in season 2014–15.
He turned out for Glasgow Hawks when not in use for the Warriors.[6]
Professional level
He also played for Bath 7s in the Premiership Rugby 7's Series in 2014.[7][8]
He signed for Glasgow Warriors on a year long contract from the Royal Regiment of Scotland in the British Army, where he played for their rugby team.
Junior Bulumakau won his Glasgow Warriors contract after a successful trial with the club. He played, as a trialist, against European Champions Cup runners-up Clermont in a 2015–16 pre-season friendly for the Warriors; scoring a try against the French opposition.[9]
International level
At 10 years old, Bulumakau moved with his parents from Fiji to Scotland.[4] He has thus been through the Scottish schooling system and is Scottish qualified, not only on residence. He has told BBC Scotland that he would love the chance to play for Scotland: "It's a massive dream for me; I've been watching Scotland since I was a kid; it would be an honour".[10]
On 25 January 2016, Junior Bulumakau was named in the Scotland Sevens squad for the upcoming Wellington Sevens tournament.[11] He made his international debut in the tournament, confirming his Scottish nationality, on 30 January 2016. He played against South Africa, coming off the bench for his debut. Although Scotland lost the match 28–5, Bulumakau scored Scotland's only try.[12]
Family
His brother Andrew Bulumakau also plays rugby, with Doncaster Knights, and is similarly Scottish qualified. Their father played rugby internationally for the Fiji 7s side.[13]
References
- ↑ "HSBC Sevens World Series".
- 1 2 "Winger Bulumakau signs from British Army". glasgowwarriors.org.
- ↑ "Heriot's hoping history isn't about to repeat itself". scotsman.com.
- 1 2 "BBC Sport - Junior Bulumakau: Glasgow Warriors sign British Army winger". BBC Sport.
- ↑ "Ulster Bank League Division 1B, Deramore Park, Bel - 864747 - Inpho Photography". inpho.ie.
- ↑ "Warriors in BT Premiership action - Glasgow Warriors".
- ↑ "Junior Bulumakau Pictures - Premiership Rugby 7s Series - Zimbio". Zimbio.
- ↑ "Rugby Union: Gloucester and Bath name the sevens squads". Western Daily Press.
- ↑ "Townsend pleased despite Clermont defeat". glasgowwarriors.org.
- ↑ Jamie Lyall. "BBC Sport - Fijian-born winger reveals Scotland Test 'dream'". BBC Sport.
- ↑ "Two debutants named for Wellington 7s".
- ↑ "HSBC Sevens World Series".
- ↑ "Bulumakau joins Glasgow". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk.