 Maritino Nemani playing a Rugby game in 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Maritino Nemani William Marcus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 25 May 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 105 kg (16 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nemani is from Bua but moved to New Zealand as a child. [1] He attended Sacred Heart College in Auckland, and represented New Zealand Secondary Schools. [2] [3] [4] He represented Fiji under 20 in the 2010 IRB Junior World Championship. [5] He joined French side FC Grenoble in 2015.
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