US Eagle Andrew Durutalo joins Ealing

Ealing Trailfinders have added USA Eagles international Andrew Durutalo to their squad for the 2017-18 season.

The back-rower has represented his country on 15 occasions, scoring four tries. Durutalo debuted against Canada in 2012 and has most recently appeared for the Eagles against Tonga in November.

The 29-year-old has also represented the USA at sevens and he was part of the squad that took part in the inaugural rugby sevens tournament at the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games. 

Durutalo was born in the US and returned to Fiji when he was young and he grew up playing rugby at Suva Grammar School.

He captained Fiji’s U19 and U21 teams and then earned a scholarship to attend Hakuah University in Japan. After appearing at the 2015 World Cup he went onto to play Super Rugby for the Sunwolves in Japan for the 2016 season.