Junior Tomasi Cama

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Tomasi Cama
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Date of birth (1980-11-11) 11 November 1980 (age 42)
Place of birth Suva, Fiji
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Notable relative(s) Tomasi Cama (Father)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Halfback, first five-eighth, centre, wing
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2003–13
2004		 Manawatu
Wanganui 		71
3		 (114)
(25)
Correct as of 14 October 2013
National sevens team(s)
YearsTeamComps
2005– New Zealand
Medal record
Men's rugby sevens
Representing Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Delhi Team competition

Tomasi Cama (born 11 November 1980) is a New Zealand former rugby union player. He played for Manawatu in the Air New Zealand Cup, and the New Zealand Sevens team. Cama won the 2012 World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year Award.

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He is currently the Assistant Coach of the All Blacks Sevens.

He is the son of former Fiji sevens player Tomasi Cama.

Playing career

Manawatu

Cama started out in the Manawatu Colts in 2001 having a strong season and earning a spot in the Manawatu Development Squad in 2002. He played for the Manawatu Development Squad again in 2003. 2004 saw a change of colours when he wore the Wanganui colours in the NPC. After one season with Wanganui he went back to play for Manawatu. In 2006 Cama focused on his Air New Zealand Cup season for Manawatu and had a strong season.

In 2011 he celebrated his 50th match for Manawatu. [1]

All Blacks Sevens

In 2005 he was picked for the New Zealand Sevens team. Cama was back for the sevens, 2008 saw him selected once again for the sevens squad.

Cama was part of the team that won 2010 Commonwealth Games gold, [2] the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens, and remains the All Blacks Sevens all-time leading point scorer

Cama won the 2012 World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year Award. In January 2014 he missed the Las Vegas sevens due to injury. [3]

In 2015, Cama retired from playing rugby and joined the All Blacks Sevens management. [4] [5]

Coaching

In 2015, Cama took up a job with the New Zealand Sevens programme as a scout to identify talent in both men's and women's teams and as team analyst. Cama was also the coach of the Manawatu men's sevens team. [6] [7]

In 2017 Cama took on a full-time role as Assistant Coach for the All Blacks Sevens. As assistant coach he has helped lead the team to win the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens, 2018 Commonwealth Games gold, bronze and the 2022 Commonwealth Games and a silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

At the 2020 Hamilton Sevens, Cama celebrated being part of his 100th World Sevens Series tournament as a player & coach.

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References

  1. ↑ "Junior gets his just desserts". Manawatu Standard. 9 February 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2023– via PressReader.
  2. ↑ "Kiwi sevens player Junior Tomasi Cama returns home". Stuff. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  3. ↑ "Cama to miss Las Vegas sevens tournament". The New Zealand Herald. 16 January 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  4. ↑ "Sevens star Tomasi Cama hangs up boots". NewsHub. 25 November 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  5. ↑ "Rugby Sevens: New role for Tomasi Cama". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  6. ↑ "Sevens star Tomasi Cama hangs up boots" . Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  7. ↑ "Tomasi Cama retires from Sevens". fijilive.com. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
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