Simaika Mikaele
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Date of birth | May 9, 1978 | ||
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Place of birth | Samoa | ||
Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||
Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||
Rugby union career | |||
Playing career | |||
Position | Flanker | ||
National team(s) | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
2004 - Present | Samoa | 10 | (0) |
Sevens national teams | |||
Years | Club / team | Comps | |
Samoa | |||
Simaika Mikaele (born 9 May 1978) is a rugby union player in the Samoa Sevens team.[1] He is one of the world's best Seven's rugby players and has represented Samoa since 2001.[2]
Mikaele is from Vailele on the island of Upolu in Samoa. Other team players from Vailele include Mikaele Pesamino.
Samoa sevens
The Samoa Sevens team represent Samoa internationally in rugby sevens,[3] a competitive sports tournament titled the IRB Sevens World Series which takes place annually in seven countries; United Arab Emirates, South Africa, New Zealand, United States, Hong Kong, Australia, England and Scotland.
Notes
- ↑ Simaika Mikaele player profile Scrum.com
- ↑ Simaika is half Tongan, his grandmother Hepi Fe'aomoeata from Taoa and Neiafu Vava'u,Tongatapu. "Simaika Mikaele". Samoa Rugby Union official site. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
- ↑ "Samoa win Hong Kong Sevens". Times LIVE. 28 March 2010. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
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