Birth name | Samuel Fischli | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 2 April 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 103 kg (16 st 3 lb; 227 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Tokomairiro High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Samuel Fischli (born 2 April 1998) is a New Zealand rugby union player who players for Otago in the National Provincial Championship (NPC). He also plays for the New England Free Jacks in Major League Rugby (MLR) in the U.S. His playing position is flanker.
Fischli attended Tokomairiro High School in Milton, New Zealand. [1]
Fischli initially played for Milton's Toko RFC before moving to Dunedin. He played his Dunedin club career for Taieri RFC. On 30 October 2020 Fischli made his debut for Otago in a 23–16 loss against Canterbury. [2] [3] Including the debut, Fischli made two appearances for Otago during the 2020 Mitre 10 Cup season. [4]
In 2021 Fischli continued playing for Otago. [4]
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