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![]() Lemeki representing Japan during the Rugby World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Full name | Lomano Lava Lemeki | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 20 January 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 96 kg (212 lb; 15 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Liston College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lomano Lava Lemeki (レメキ ロマノ, Remeki Romano, born 20 January 1989) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a wing for Japan Rugby League One club Green Rockets Tokatsu. Born in New Zealand, he represents Japan at international level after qualifying on residency grounds. [1]
Lemeki grew up in New Zealand before moving to Japan in 2009. [2] [3] He helped Japan win the 2013 Thailand Sevens when he scored the match-winning try against Hong Kong 7s to seal their victory. [4]
He married a Japanese woman and received Japanese citizenship in 2014.[ citation needed ]
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