Roger Tuivasa-Sheck

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Player Info

Full Name: Roger Tuivasa-Sheck

Nationality: Samoa

Position: Full-back

Born: 05 Jun 1993

Height: 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)

Weight: 93 kg (14 st 9 lb)

Club Info

Team: Blues Super Rugby

Sport: Rugby

About Roger Tuivasa-Sheck

Roger Tuivasa-Sheck (born 5 June 1993) is a New Zealand rugby union player, and former rugby league footballer. He plays for the Auckland Blues in the Super Rugby Pacific, and for the New Zealand national team. He made his debut against Ireland on 16th July, 2022.

He previously played for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League, with whom he won a premiership in 2013. although he plays fullback at the Warriors his position at the Roosters was wing.

Background
Tuivasa-Sheck was born in Apia, Samoa.

He attended Otahuhu College in Auckland, where he played both rugby union and rugby league. Tuivasa-Sheck represented the New Zealand rugby union schoolboy team and captained Otahuhu College at the New Zealand Rugby League's Secondary Schools tournament in 2011 before being signed by the Sydney Roosters in October of that year.

Tuivasa-Sheck is the older brother of Johnny Tuivasa-Sheck who played for the Warriors' Reserve grade side.