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| Full name | Jayson Bukuya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1989-04-21)21 April 1989 (age 35) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (14 st 13 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Second-row, Lock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jayson Bukuya (born 21 April 1989) is aFiji former internationalrugby league footballer who played as alock orsecond-row forward for theCronulla-Sutherland Sharks in theNRL.
Bukuya previously played forCronulla and theNew Zealand Warriors in theNational Rugby League. He has part of theSharks team that won their maiden premiership title in the2016 season. Bukuya also played a prominent role for Newtown during their 2019 campaign, where they lifted the highly coveted Canterbury Cup. He is now classified as a dual premiership winner.
Bukuya was born inBrisbane, Queensland, Australia. Bukuya is of Fijian descent.
He attendedSandgate District State High School andSt Patrick's College, Shorncliffe. He was also an Aspley and Norths Brisbane junior.[3][4]
Bukuya made hisNational Rugby League debut for theCronulla Sharks in 2008. Bukuya played all 4 games forFiji at the2008 World Cup, and was again named in the Fiji squad for the2013 Rugby League World Cup.[5] During his first stint with the Sharks, Bukuya played in 59 NRL games, and scored 13 tries.
He joined theNew Zealand Warriors for the 2014 season. He finished off the year playing 18 NRL games and scoring 2 tries.On 1 November 2014, Bukuya was released from his Warriors' contract on compassionate grounds to return toSydney.[6]
On 11 November 2014, Bukuya signed a two-year deal to rejoin theCronulla-Sutherland Sharks.[7] In 2016, he was a part of the Sharks maiden premiership winning grand final team.[8]In 2017, Bukuya was part of the Cronulla side which qualified for the finals but were eliminated in week one after suffering a shock defeat by North Queensland 15–14. In 2018, Bukuya made 21 appearances for Cronulla as the club reached the preliminary final before being defeated by Melbourne 22–6.[9][10]
Bukuya made a total of 16 appearances for Cronulla in the2019 NRL season. Bukuya played for Cronulla's feeder clubNewtown in their2019 Canterbury Cup NSW grand final victory overWentworthville at theWestern Sydney Stadium.[11]The following week, Bukuya played for Newtown in theNRL State Championship victory over theBurleigh Bears atANZ Stadium.[12]
On 13 June 2020, Bukuya announced his retirement from rugby league effective immediately.[13]
On 18 July 2020, Bukuya played for Dubbo CYMS against North Sydney in the first round of a state-wide open competition.[14]
| Year | Team | Games | Tries | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 2 | ||
| 2011 | 11 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2012 | 24 | 4 | 16 | |
| 2013 | 22 | 7 | 28 | |
| 2014 |  New Zealand Warriors | 18 | 2 | 8 |
| 2015 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 2 | 8 |
| 2016 | 25 | 4 | 16 | |
| 2017 | 23 | 3 | 12 | |
| 2018 | 21 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2019 | 16 | |||
| Totals | 187 | 26 | 104 |
