Sam Kaleta

Sam Kaleta
Full name Samuel Puni Kaleta
Date of birth (1966-03-09) March 9, 1966
Place of birth Auckland, New Zealand
Rugby union career
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
???? Kia Toa ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1992-1994
1994-1997		 Ricoh[1]
Ponsonby RFC[2]		 ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1990 Manawatu ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1992-1993
1994-1997		 Japan
Samoa		 4
7		 (0)
(5)

Samuel Puni Kaleta, known as Sam Kaleta (born Auckland, 9 March 1966) is a former New-Zealand born Samoan rugby union player who played also for Japan. He played as a flanker.

Career

His first cap for Japan was against Hong Kong, in Seoul, on 26 September 1992, playing four matches. From 1994, Kaleta played for Samoa, his country of heritage, with his first cap for the Manu Samoa being in the match against Wales, at Moamoa, on 4 June 1994. He also was part of the 1995 Rugby World Cup roster, although he didn't played a match during the tournament. His last cap in his career was against Fiji, in Apia, on 5 July 1997.

Notes

  1. ↑ The influence of foreign players on the transformation of Japanese rugby
  2. ↑ Samoans recover momentum to stampede Oxford


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