Mils Muliaina
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| Muliaina in 2010 | |||
| Full name | Junior Malili Muliaina | ||
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| Date of birth | 31 July 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Salesi, Western Samoa | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | ||
| School | Kelston Boys' High, Southland Boys' High School | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Fullback, Centre, Wing | ||
| New Zealand No. | 1033 | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2011-2014 | NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes | 19 | (20) |
| correct as of 4 November 2013. | |||
| Provincial/State sides | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1999–2005 2006-2011 |
Auckland Waikato |
42 7 |
(65) (10) |
| Super Rugby | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2001–2005 2006-2011 2014- |
Blues Chiefs Chiefs |
49 55 0 |
(82) (65) (0) |
| correct as of 4 April 2010. | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2003–2011 | New Zealand | 100 | (165)33t |
| correct as of 6 August 2011. | |||
| Sevens national teams | |||
| Years | Club / team | Comps | |
| 1999–2002 | New Zealand | 11 | |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Competitor for  New Zealand
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| Men's Rugby | ||
| Commonwealth Games | ||
| Gold | 2002 Manchester | Rugby 7's |
Junior Malili Muliaina (born 31 July 1980), better known as Mils Muliaina, is a rugby union player, who currently plays for Chiefs. He returned to the Chiefs after a spell in Japan. He formerly played for the Auckland Blues in Super Rugby, and New Zealand at international level. He was born in Salesi, Samoa, then moved with his family to Invercargill, New Zealand, at the age of two. With 33 tries in 100 tests for the All Blacks, Muliaina appears on the list of the highest try scorers in rugby union test history. In the 2011 Rugby World Cup quarter-final match against Argentina, Muliaina became the second All Black to reach 100 caps.
Early career
Starring in Southland age group representative teams he first attended Cargill High School then Southland Boys' High School, where he proved proficient enough at rugby to be offered a scholarship to Kelston Boys' High School in Auckland, in 1998. Subsequently, Muliaina played for the NZ Secondary Schools XV, the team winning that year's world championship. He repeated this the following year with the world champion Under 19 side, and in 2000 and 2001 was part of the world champion Under 21 (NZ Colt) teams of those years.[citation needed]
Professional career and the All Blacks
Muliaina joined the Auckland Blues in 2001 and was a part of the Super 12 title winning team for the Blues in 2003. Muliaina's test debut for the All Blacks was against England on 14 June 2003 at the Westpac Stadium in Wellington. He was subsequently part of the All Black squad at the 2003 Rugby World Cup. In 2004, he was the only player to be selected for every test played by the All Blacks. Muliaina has also played in 11 tournaments for the sevens team, including winning a Commonwealth Games gold medal in 2002 in Manchester. Though he has expressed a preference for playing as an outside centre, Muliaina generally plays at fullback. In 2006 he joined the Chiefs, with whom he brought up his 100th Super Rugby cap in 2011.
On 9 October 2011 during the 2011 Rugby World Cup, Muliaina played his 100th game for the All Blacks after starting at fullback against Argentina. During the game Muliaina was forced from the field at half time due to him injuring his shoulder. This was later revealed to have been fractured, meaning he was dropped from the New Zealand World Cup squad. Muliaina retired from the All Blacks squad the following day on 10 October 2011 after achieving his 100th Test cap and returned on 23 October 2011 to claim his gold medal after the All Blacks won the 2011 Rugby World Cup Final.
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