Djustice Sears-Duru
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| Date of birth | 24 May 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 119 kg (262 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Djustice Sears-Duru (born 24 May 1994) is a Canada international rugby union prop who plays for Ealing Trailfinders and the San Diego Legion in Major League Rugby (MLR).
He previously played for the Seattle Seawolves and the LA Giltinis in the MLR.
He formerly played for Glasgow Warriors and Ontario Blues.
Rugby Union career
[edit]Amateur career
[edit]Sears-Duru has appeared for the Castaway Wanderers rugby club in the British Columbia Premier League. Sears-Duru played as a minor, junior and senior for the Crusaders Rugby Club in Oakville, Ontario.[1]
Upon moving to Scotland to play for the Warriors, Sears-Duru has made some appearances for Ayr in the Scottish Premiership.[2]
Professional career
[edit]Sears-Duru played for Ontario Blues.[1]
He joined Glasgow Warriors on a short-term deal till the end of the 2015–16 season on 23 March 2016.[3] This was then extended till the end of the 2016–17 season.[citation needed]
Sears-Duru made his debut for the Warriors in the pre-season match against Harlequins on 20 August 2016.[4]
On 20 February 2017 it was announced that Sears-Duru would leave the Warriors at the end of the season.[5]
Sears-Duru rejoined Ontario Blues[6] before joining Ealing Trailfinders for the 2017–18 season.[7]
Club statistics
[edit]- As of 9 February 2022
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLR 2019 | Seattle Seawolves | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| MLR 2020 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MLR 2021 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MLR 2022 | LA Giltinis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 20 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
International career
[edit]Sears-Duru made his debut for Canada in 2013 and was part of the Canada squad at the 2015 Rugby World Cup.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Canada Wins Battle for New Scotland". Rugby Nova Scotia. Archived from the original on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ^ "Warriors in BT Premiership action – Glasgow Warriors".
- ^ "Canadian international prop signs".
- ^ "Harlequins V Glasgow Warriors". Glasgow Warriors.
- ^ "Duo to leave in the summer | Glasgow Warriors". www.glasgowwarriors.org. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ "Ontario Blues name squad for Rock tilt – Americas Rugby News". www.americasrugbynews.com. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ "news". ealingtrailfinders.com.
- ^ "Profile". Official Site 2015 Rugby World Cup. 17 September 2015. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
External links
[edit]- Djustice Sears-Duru at ESPNscrum
- Djustice Sears-Duru at ItsRugby.co.uk
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Ayr RFC players
- Canada international rugby union players
- Canadian people of Kenyan descent
- Canadian expatriate rugby union players in the United States
- Glasgow Warriors players
- Rugby union props
- Seattle Seawolves players
- Sportspeople from Edmonton
- Rugby union players from Alberta
- Canadian rugby union players
- Ealing Trailfinders Rugby Club players
- LA Giltinis players
- San Diego Legion players
- 2015 Rugby World Cup players
- 2019 Rugby World Cup players
- Canadian expatriate rugby union players in England
- Ontario Blues players
- Castaway Wanderers RFC players