Viliame Kikau
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 5 April 1995 Fiji | |||||
| Height | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) | |||||
| Weight | 114 kg (17 st 13 lb) | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Prop | |||||
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2015 | Fiji | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: [1] | ||||||
Viliame Kikau (born 5 April 1995 in Fiji) is a Fijian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the North Queensland Cowboys of the National Rugby League. Kikau primarily plays prop and is a Fijian international.
Early years
Born in Fiji and raised in the town of Nausori, Kikau grew up playing rugby union. He attended the Queen Victoria School and later Marist Brothers High School in Suva, where he played for their rugby union team and represented the Fiji Secondary Schools side against the Australian Schoolboys.[2]
In 2013, Kikau was scouted by the North Queensland Cowboys and was one of three Fijian players who spent six weeks in Townsville.[3] Kikau was the only player to sign with the club and joined their Holden Cup team for the 2014 season. At the time Kikau was also being scouted by a number of French rugby union clubs.[4]
Playing career
2014
In 2014, Kikau's first season of rugby league, he played 21 games for the Cowboys' Holden Cup team, scoring 11 tries. A centre in his rugby union days, Kikau switched to prop after joining the Cowboys.
2015
In 2015, Kikau played in a pre-season trial game with the Cowboys' first grade team. He scored a try in the sides 24-12 win over the Townsville Blackhawks.[5]
On May 2 2015, Kikau made his international debut for Fiji in their Melanesian Cup victory over Papua New Guinea.[6][7]
References
- ↑ NQ Cowboys
- ↑ Lee Grant. "Australian Schools beat Fiji Schools". Green and Gold Rugby.
- ↑ http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=227256
- ↑ "Kikau rise no surprise". TownsvilleBulletin.
- ↑ http://www.cowboys.com.au/news/2015/02/14/cowboys_post_first_w.html
- ↑ "FIJI BATI NAMED TO FACE PNG". Rugby League Week.
- ↑ http://www.nrl.com/koroibete-delights-in-fiji-win-over-png/tabid/10874/newsid/85893/default.aspx