Buliruarua is in his 3rd season with Perpignan. A quiet achiever who has played some of his best rugby in the past 12 months.
Eneriko Buliruarua scored his 2nd try of the season for Perpignan who were beaten Stade Francais 28-11.
At home in front of a bumper crowd, Perpignan came out firing but an inability to convert opportunities into points proved costly in the end.
Buliruarua made a game high 8 carries, game high 70 metres and scored their only try in the 41st minute when he ran up in support of a Theo Forner break.
After 4 weeks Perpignan are yet to post a single bonus point let alone a win. They are stuck at the bottom of the table with a 0-4 record.
On the road against La Rochelle, they managed just 1 despite a mount of possession and several scoring opportunities.
In their efforts to stop La Rochelle, Buliruarua made 13 tackles, 2 dominant tackles and won 1 turnover.
Perpignan are one of only 2 sides without a win after round 3 of the Top 14. They were back at home this week, hosting Racing 92.
Eneriko Buliruarua started on the wing for the home side. He made 6 carries for 28 metres, beat 3 defenders and defensively made 3 tackles.
A tough road trip to La Rochelle awaits the now 13the placed Perpignan.
Eneriko Buliruarua started at Centre for Perpignan in their opening game, at home against Bayonne.
He took a pass which ricocheted off Peceli Yato and caught at at full speed straight into a gap in the defence, beat the fullback with a great step and ran the rest of the way to score a great try.
A total of 6 carries, 45 metres and a turnover in a 19-26 loss.
Competition | Club | Games | Tries | Points | Conversions | Penalty Kicks | Drop Goals |
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Top 14 | USAP | 5 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Competition | Years | Club | Games | Tries | Conv | Pen Kicks | Drop Goals | Points |
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Top 14 | 2024-2025 | USAP | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Challenge Cup | 2024-2025 | USAP | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Top 14 | 2022-2024 | Bayonne | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Challenge Cup | 2022-2024 | Bayonne | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Top 14 | 2021-2022 | La Rochelle | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
Champions Cup | 2021-2022 | La Rochelle | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Top 14 | 2019-2021 | Brive | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Challenge Cup | 2019-2021 | Brive | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Top 14 | 2017-2019 | Toulon | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Years | Team | Games | Tries | Conversions | Penalty Kicks | Drop Goals | Points |
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2020-2021 | Flying Fijians | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Perpignan are still without a win after the first 5 rounds of the Top 14, this time losing at home to Stade Francais 28-15.
Despite having the lions-share of possession in the first half, the home side could not maintain pressure, making costly errors and only scoring a penalty goal before their first 5 pointer in the second half to Centre Eneriko Buliruarua.
The Cakaudrove native ran up in support after a linebreak from his Fullback Theo Forner, running 40 metres to score his 2nd try of the season.
USAP sit at the bottom of the Top 14 having failed to score a single competition point from any of their matches.
Perpignan have defeated Grenoble in a a thrilling contest 13-11 to retain their place in the Top 14. Winger Tavite Veredamu scored his sides only try after only 2 minutes. The match turned into a tight tussle with the lead changing several times. A penalty goal in the 77th minute gave USAP a 2 point lead and ultimately the win.