Isi Naisarani (born 14 February 1995) is a professional rugby union player who represents Australia in international rugby. He is currently signed with the Western Force.[2] He first played Super Rugby for the Western Force in 2017,[3][4] before joining the Brumbies[5] and Rebels. In 2021, he moved to Japan to play for Shizuoka Blue Revs. His usual position is No. 8. Born in Fiji,[6] he qualified for Australia by residency.

Isi Naisarani
Birth nameIsireli Naisarani
Date of birth (1995-02-14) 14 February 1995 (age 29)
Place of birthNaqali, Naitasiri, Fiji
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight110 kg (240 lb; 17 st 5 lb)
SchoolRatu Kadavulevu School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker / No. 8[1]
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015–2016 Souths Rugby ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016
2017
2018–2019
2022–2023
Brisbane City
Perth Spirit
Melbourne Rising
Shizuoka Blue Revs
7
8
7
7
(30)5t
(15)
(10)
(10)
Correct as of 20 April 2023
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2017 Western Force 15 (5)
2018 ACT Brumbies 15 (25)
2019–2021 Melbourne Rebels 31 (40)
2023 Western Force 4 (0)
Correct as of 23 October 2023
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2019–pres. Australia 8 (0)
Correct as of 17 July 2021

Super Rugby statistics

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As of 12 June 2021 [7]
Season Team Apps Start Sub Mins T C PG DG Pts YC RC
2017 Force 15 10 5 876 1 0 0 0 5 2 0
2018 Brumbies 15 15 0 1060 5 0 0 0 25 0 0
2019 Rebels 13 13 0 1032 1 0 0 0 5 0 0
2020 Rebels 6 6 0 480 2 0 0 0 10 0 0
2020 AU Rebels 6 6 0 478 3 0 0 0 15 1 0
2021 AU Rebels 2 1 1 101 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2021 TT Rebels 4 4 0 274 2 0 0 0 10 0 0
Total 61 55 6 4301 14 0 0 0 70 3 1

References

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  1. ^ Tucker, Jim (24 June 2016). "Tongan Thor' Taniela Tupou stars as Brothers win Brisbane club rugby major semi-final with win over Uni". The Courier-Mail. Archived from the original on 25 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Force sign Wallabies enforcer Isi Naisarani". The Shepparton News. 20 April 2023. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023.
  3. ^ Payten, Iain; Pandaram, Jamie (22 September 2016). "Naisarani shows he's a Force". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 26 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Force Sign NRC Star Isi Naisarani" (Press release). Western Force. 3 October 2016. Archived from the original on 3 October 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Brumbies nab Naisarani". rugby.com.au. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Isi Naisarani". Reds Rugby. 2016. Archived from the original on 25 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  7. ^ "Player Statistics". It's Rugby.
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