Kitiona Viliamu

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Kitiona Viliamu
Date of birth (1980-09-27) 27 September 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Wellington, New Zealand
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight243 lb (110 kg)
SchoolSt Joseph's College, Samoa. Wesley College, New Zealand
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock, Flanker
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
– Pukekohe RFC ()
– Papakura RFC ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2003 Manchester R.F.C. ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2001–2003 Counties Manukau [1] 8 (10)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2001–2004 Samoa 10 (5)

Kitiona Villiamu (born Wellington, 27 September 1980) is a New Zealand-born Samoan rugby union player. He played as lock and flanker.

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Career

He first played for Samoa in a test against Ireland, at Lansdowne Road, on 11 November 2001. [2] He was part of the 2003 Rugby World Cup roster, where he played four matches as substitute. His last international cap was against Scotland, at Wellington, on 4 June 2004. [3] In his club career, he played for Counties Manukau in the NPC between 2001 and 2003, and in 2003 he moved to Manchester R.F.C.

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References

  1. ↑ "Kitiona Viliamu". New Zealand Rugby History. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "Samoa unable to punish lax Ireland". Dublin Times. 12 November 2001. p. 6 – via EBSCOHost.
  3. ↑ Toby Robson (4 June 2004). "Scotland put on brave face". Dominion-Post. p. C12 – via EBSCOHost.


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