Samipeni Finau
New Zealand rugby union player
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Rugby player
| Date of birth | (1999-05-10) 10 May 1999 (age 25) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Tonga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 115 kg (254 lb; 18 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St Peter’s School, Cambridge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Samipeni Finau (born 10 May 1999 in Tonga)[1] is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for the Chiefs in Super Rugby. His playing position is lock or flanker. He was named in the Chiefs squad for round 2 of the 2021 Super Rugby Aotearoa season.[2] He was also a member of the Waikato 2020 Mitre 10 Cup squad.[3]
International career
Finau made his senior test debut in a Bledisloe Cup test match on 5 August 2023 versus Australia, where he scored a try and helped the All Blacks win 23-20.[4]
Reference list
- ^ "Samipeni Finau". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ "Gallagher Chiefs named for their 2021 season opener against the Highlanders" (Press release). Chiefs. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ "2020 Waikato Mitre 10 Cup Squad Announced" (Press release). Waikato Rugby Union. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ Skippers, David (5 August 2023). "All Blacks' fightback floors the Wallabies in Bledisloe Cup thriller in Dunedin". PlanetRugby. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
External links
- Samipeni Finau at AllBlacks.com
- Samipeni Finau at ItsRugby.co.uk
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Chiefs – current squad
- Naitoa Ah Kuoi
- Sione Ahio
- Kaylum Boshier
- Hamilton Burr
- George Dyer
- Samipeni Finau
- Tom Florence
- Luke Jacobson
- Kauvaka Kaivelata
- Josh Lord
- Ollie Norris
- Reuben O'Neill
- Simon Parker
- Jared Proffit
- Aidan Ross
- Manaaki Selby-Rickit
- Wallace Sititi
- Bradley Slater
- Samisoni Taukei'aho
- Tyrone Thompson
- Jimmy Tupou
- Tupou Vaa'i
- Malachi Wrampling-Alec
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