Cooper Vuna
Vuna while playing for Tonga at the 2008 RLWC
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| Full name | Kerry Cooper Vuna | ||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname | Coops | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 7 May 1987 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (17 st 5 lb; 240 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Rugby union player, former rugby league player | ||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing | ||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing | ||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 2004–06 2007–10 |
New Zealand Warriors Newcastle Knights |
5 54 |
(4) (140) |
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 2008 | Tonga | 3 | (12) |
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 2013–15 2015- |
Toshiba Brave Lupus Worcester Warriors |
18 27 |
(20) (70) |
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Correct as of 26 January 2015
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| Super Rugby | |||
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 2011–13 | Rebels | 36 | (65) |
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Correct as of 15 July 2013
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| National team(s) | |||
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 2012 2016 |
Australia Tonga |
2 1 |
(0) (0) |
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Correct as of 26 September 2012
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Kerry Cooper Vuna (born 5 July 1987) is a professional rugby footballer. He played rugby league as a winger for the New Zealand Warriors and Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League competition, before switching to rugby union to play Super Rugby for the Melbourne Rebels. He currently plays on the wing for Worcester Warriors in the Aviva Premiership
Cooper Vuna is of Tongan descent. He was born in Auckland, New Zealand and grew up in Otahuhu with his family. He has three sisters, and four brothers. One brother played for Junior Roosters under 21s.
Vuna played high school rugby union until he was 15, switching to rugby league after being scouted by the New Zealand Warriors. His junior club was the Otahuhu Leopards. And he represented the Auckland Lions in the Bartercard Cup and NSWRL Premier League.
Vuna signed with the New Zealand Warriors and made his first grade debut late in 2004, in Round 24 against the Parramatta Eels. Vuna went on to play five games for the club over the next three years before leaving, seeking regular game time.
Vuna signed with the Newcastle Knights in mid-2007, seeking to break into first grade. He was picked in the Knights' squad the week he was signed, after the squad suffered several withdrawals. Vuna established himself in the Knights first grade squad, playing in over fifty matches for the club between 2007 and 2010.
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