Shahn Eru is a Cook Island rugby union player who plays for French Top14 side Perpignan.[1][2][3]

Shahn Eru
Birth nameShahn Eru
Date of birth (1989-09-20) 20 September 1989 (age 35)
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight111 kg (17 st 7 lb; 245 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Second Row
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
20??–2014
2014–2015
2015–2017
2017–
Wainuiomata RFC
Petrarca Rugby
Bay of Plenty
USA Perpignan
93
14
14
125
(??)
(5)
(20)
(125)
Correct as of 10 January 2024
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2008
2009
2017–2018
Cook Islands U20
New Zealand U20
Cook Islands
4
3
2
(0)
(5)
(0)
Correct as of 10 January 2024

Career

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Eru featured for both the Cook Islands U20 and the New Zealand U20 sides, winning the 2009 IRB Junior World Championship with New Zealand.[4]

He began his career at Wainuiomata RFC before joining Italian Top10 side Petrarca Rugby.[5]

In 2015 he joined the Bay of Plenty in the NPC[6] before signing for then ProD2 side USA Perpignan where he won the ProD2 title in his first year gaining promotion to the Top14.

In 2018 he was selected for the Cook Islands.[7]

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ "Shahn ERU profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Shahn Eru". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Shahn ERU | USAP". www.usap.fr. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Shahn ERU - Player statistics - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Shahn Eru looking forward to ITM Cup season with BoP Steamers squad". Club Rugby. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Shahn Eru looking forward to ITM Cup season with BoP Steamers squad". Club Rugby. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Sport: Extended Cook Islands rugby squad named for World Cup "second chance"". RNZ. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2024.