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| Birth name | Nemia Serelevu Kenatale Ranuku | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 21 January 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tavua, Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nemia Kenatale (born 21 January 1986) is a Fijian rugby union player. He plays in the scrumhalf position. He formerly played for Glasgow Warriors in the Pro12.
While not in use for the Warriors, Kenatale played for Stirling County. [1]
On 31 May 2016 it was announced that Nemia had signed for Glasgow Warriors. [2] He made his debut for the club on 30 August 2016 against Canada 'A' scoring a try, but was injured in the process. [3] He made his Pro12 debut on 31 December 2016 for the Warriors against Benetton Treviso in Italy in a 35–28 win for the Glasgow side. [4]
On 4 May 2017 it was announced that Kenatale would be released by the Glasgow Warriors at the end of the season. [5]
Nemia was also an understudy to Kelemedi Bola for the Knights during the Colonial Cup. He has since grown as a player and has twice represented his country; on 5 July 2008 against Tonga (Lost, 16–27) and on 22 June 2008 against Japan (Won, 24–12). In October 2010 Kenatale was selected to represent his country, for the upcoming Fiji 2010 November tour of Europe.
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