Eloni Vunakece Biography – Eloni Vunakece Wiki
Eloni Vunakece is a former Fiji international rugby league footballer who played as a prop for the Sydney Roosters in the NRL. He also played for Toulouse Olympique in the French Elite One Championship. He played his junior rugby league for the Holy Cross Rhinos and Leichhardt Wanderers, before being signed by the Balmain Ryde-Eastwood Tigers. From 2006 to 2011, Vunakece played for the Balmain Ryde-Eastwood Tigers, while also having a stint with the Western Suburbs Magpies New South Wales Cup side 2011. In September 2011, he signed a 1-year contract with the French team Toulouse Olympique in the Elite One Championship. In 2012, he re-signed with Toulouse on a 1-year contract. Vunakece appears as a contestant on the sixth season of The Celebrity Apprentice Australia (2022).
In April, he played in two games for Toulouse in the 2013 Challenge Cup, scoring 2 tries. At the conclusion of the 2012/2013 Elite One Championship season, he returned to Australia to play with the Wyong Roos in the New South Wales Cup. In October and November, he played 5 games for Fiji in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup, scoring 1 try. On May 2, Vunakece played for Fiji against Papua New Guinea in the 2015 Melanesian Cup. At the end of the 2015 season, he got the chance to join the Sydney Roosters’ first-grade squad for the 2016 pre-season.
In round 4 of the 2016 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Sydney Roosters against the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles. On May 7, he again played for Fiji against Papua New Guinea in the 2016 Melanesian Cup, where he played at lock and scored a try. In September, he was named at prop in the 2016 Intrust Super Premiership NSW Team of the Year. On August 28, 2017, he was named at prop in the 2017 Intrust Super Premiership NSW team of the year.
In September 2018, he announced his retirement from rugby league. He has been working for the council as a garbage collector and also doing some modeling. He also donated his brain, currently as a living participant in post-concussion cognitive research. Vunakece competed in the Australian Ninja Warrior (season 3). He returned in seasons 4 and 5.
Eloni Vunakece Age
He was born on May 27, 1987, in Sydney, Australia.
Eloni Vunakece Wife
He is married to his wife, Mel Vunakece. The pair have four children.
Eloni Vunakece Children
He has four children. His first child is named Lolohea. The other three of his children are Gigi, Meli, and Jagger.
Eloni Vunakece Family
He was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia to a Fijian father, Meli, from Tavua, and an Australian mother Julie Young from St Arnaud, Victoria.
Eloni Vunakece Height
He stands at a listed height of 6 feet 2 inches (1.8 meters) tall and weighs up to 102 kilograms (16 st 1 lb).
Eloni Vunakece Instagram
His Instagram handle is @elonivunakece.
