Tyler Fisher
{{Short description|South African rugby union player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox rugby biography
| name = Tyler Fisher
| image =
| fullname = Tyler Luke Fisher
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|11|19|df=y}}
| birth_place = Westville
| height = {{height|m=1.90}}
| weight = {{convert|107|kg|stlb lb|0|abbr=on}}
| school = Westville Boys' High School
| position = Centre
| currentclub = Utah Warriors
| youthyears1 = 2009–2014
| youthclubs1 = {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}}
| amatyears1 = 2018-19
| amatteam1 = West Harbour RFC
| provinceyears1 = 2013-15
| provinceyears2 = 2015
| provinceyears3 = 2016-17
| provinceyears4 = 2017-2018
| province1 = {{Rut|Sharks XV}}
| province2 = →{{Rut|Leopards}}
| province3 = {{Rut|Pumas}}
| province4 = {{Rut|SWD Eagles}}
| provinceapps1 = 9
| provinceapps2 = 10
| provinceapps3 = 16
| provinceapps4 = 27
| provincepoints1 = 15
| provincepoints2 = 35
| provincepoints3 = 30
| provincepoints4 = 40
| years1 = 2020
| clubs1 = Utah Warriors
| apps1 =
| points1 =
| repyears1 = 2013
| repteam1 = South Africa Under-20
| repcaps1 =
| reppoints1 =
| ru_ntupdate = 13 July 2015
| ru_clubupdate = 3 November 2018
| clubupdate = 3 November 2018
| repupdate = 13 July 2015
}}
Tyler Luke Fisher (born 19 November 1993) is a South African rugby union player who plays centre for the Utah Warriors in Major League Rugby (MLR).
He previously played for West Harbour RFC in the Shute Shield in Australia.{{SA Rugby Player Profile | id=49131 | name=Tyler Fisher | date=2 June 2016}}
Career
=Youth level=
He represented {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}} at various youth levels, from the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week in 2009 to the 2012 Under-19 Provincial Championship.
=Sharks=
He made his provincial first class debut for {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}} in their Vodacom Cup match against the {{Rut|Border Bulldogs}}.{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=103804 | homeid=11714 | awayid=11614 | leagueid=1164 | hometeam=Sharks XV | homescore=72 | awayscore=6 | awayteam=Border Bulldogs | matchdate=8 March 2013 | date=4 July 2016}}
=Leopards=
He was a member of the {{Rut|Leopards}} team that won the 2015 Currie Cup First Division.{{cite web | url=http://www.sarugby.net/news/24198?view=news&leagueId=2334 | title=Leopards clinch Absa Currie Cup First Division title in style | work=South African Rugby Union | date=8 October 2015 | accessdate=8 October 2015}} He featured in a total of ten matches during the 2015 Currie Cup qualification rounds and First Division proper and scored seven tries for the side. He also started the final, where he helped the Leopards to a 44–20 victory over the {{Rut|SWD Eagles}} to win the competition for the first time in their history.
=Pumas=
He moved to the Nelspruit-based {{Rut|Pumas}} prior to the 2016 season.{{cite web | url=http://potchefstroomherald.co.za/3927/luiperds-en-valke-pak-mekaar-in-halfeindstryd-vrydag-op-olen-park/ | title=Luiperds en Valke pak mekaar in halfeindstryd Vrydag op Olën Park | work=Potchefstroom Herald | date=1 October 2015 | accessdate=30 October 2015 | language=Afrikaans}}
=S.A. Under-20=
He was included in the training group that toured Argentina in preparation for the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship.{{SA Rugby Article | id=1857624 | leagueid=1344 | title=SA U20 training group named for Argentine tour | date=28 March 2013 | accessdate=6 June 2016 | url=http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?id=1857624&leagueid=1344 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160607182500/http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?id=1857624&leagueid=1344 | url-status=dead | archivedate=7 June 2016}}
References
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Category:South African rugby union players
Category:Sharks (Currie Cup) players
Category:Leopards (rugby union) players
Category:Pumas (Currie Cup) players
Category:Utah Warriors players
Category:Rugby union players from KwaZulu-Natal
Category:Alumni of Westville Boys' High School
Category:South African expatriate rugby union players in the United States