Semo Sititi

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Semo Sititi
Rugby union career

Date of birth	(1974-03-06) 6 March 1974
Place of birth	Moto’otua, Samoa
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	105 kg (231 lb)
Playing career
Position	Flanker/No.8
Professional / senior clubs
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
	Border Reivers Cardiff Blues Borders Newcastle Falcons Ricoh Black Rams
Provincial/State sides
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
	Wellington	13	(05)
Super Rugby
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
	Hurricanes	05

National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1999-2009	Samoa Pacific Islanders	63 4	(85) (0)

Semo Sititi (born 6 March 1974) is a rugby union footballer in Samoa. He was born in Moto'otua.

Career

He is a flanker and currently plays for Ricoh in Japan, having previously played for Celtic League side Border Reivers and Manu Samoa internationally. He made his test debut in 1999 against Japan in Apia, Samoa. Of Manu Samoa's squad of 30 at the 1999 Rugby World Cup Sititi was the only one based in Samoa.

Sititi took over the role of captain of Samoa when Pat Lam retired after the 1999 Rugby Union World Cup. He has also skippered the Samoa 7s team, including a trip to the 2001 Rugby World Cup 7s in Argentina. In 2000, he won a Super 12 contract with the Wellington Hurricanes, making five appearances, he also played 13 times for Wellington in the National Provincial Championship scoring 1 try.

In 2002 he joined Cardiff and then Borders in Scotland, where he played for two seasons and then signed for the Newcastle Falcons and later returned to Borders in 2005. He played in the 2003 Rugby World Cup and scored a try against the eventual champions England. Semo is Samoa's third most capped player.

External links

v t e Pacific Islanders 2006 tour to the British Isles

Fiji	Bai Caucaunibuca Domolailai Ligairi Rabeni Raiwalui (c) Ratuva Ratuvou Rauluni

Samoa	Fa'atau Johnston Leo Mapusua Pisi Polu Schwalger Sititi Seveali'i Tagicakibau A Tuilagi Va'a Withdrew: Crichton Lavea H Tuilagi

Tonga	Filise Latu Lutui Molitika Taione Taumoepeau Vaki

Head coach	Lam

v t e Pacific Islanders 2004 tour to Australasia

Fiji	Bai Bobo Doviverata Koyamaibole Ligairi Lotowa Rabeni Rawaqa Rauluni Sivivatu Tuilevu

Samoa	Fa'atau Lafaiali'i Lavea Levi Lima Mapusua Sititi So'oialo Vili

Tonga	Afeaki (c) Filise Kivalu Lauaki Lutui Moala Taumoepeau Tonga'uiha

Cook Islands	Tamarua

Head coach	Boe

v t e Samoa squad – 2007 Rugby World Cup

Forwards	Fuga Johnston Lafaiali'i Lealamanua Leleimalefaga (rep) Leo Pala'amo (rep) (injured) Purdie Salanoa Schwalger Sititi (c) Tekori Thompson H. Tuilagi Ulia Va'a (injured) Vaeluaga Vaisola Sefo

Backs	Crichton Fa'atau Fuimaono-Sapolu Lemi Lima Lui Mapusua Meafou Poluleuligaga Seveali'i So'oialo Tagicakibau A. Tuilagi Williams

Coach	Jones

v t e Samoa squad – 2003 Rugby World Cup

Forwards	Dincklage Fa'asavalu Lemalu Lafaiali'i Lealamanua Leupolu Meredith Palepoi Poulos Segi Schwalger Sititi (c) Tomuli Tuiavi'i Tuilagi Vaili Viliamu

Backs	Fa'atau Fanolua Fanutanu Feau'nati Fili Lima Rasmussen Ropati Senio So'oialo Tagicakibau Tyrell Va'a Vili

Coach	Boe

v t e Samoa squad – 1999 Rugby World Cup

Forwards	Matauiau Leota Ale Mika Faiva'ai Reidy Tone Palepoi Falaniko Ta'ala Toleafoa Glendinning Paramore Lam Sititi Feaunati

Backs	So'oialo Clarke Bachop Vili Va'a Fanolua Fili Lima Leaupepe Vaega Tuigamala Toala So'oialo Leaga Umaga

Coach	Williams

Persondata
Name	Sititi, Semo
Alternative names
Short description	Samoan rugby union player
Date of birth	6 March 1974
Place of birth	Moto’otua, Samoa
Date of death
Place of death

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