Samipeni Finau

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Samipeni Finau
Date of birth (1999-05-10) 10 May 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth Tonga
Height193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight115 kg (254 lb; 18 st 2 lb)
SchoolSt Peter’s School, Cambridge
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock / Flanker
Current team Waikato, Chiefs
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2019– Waikato 35 (10)
2021– Chiefs 45 (20)
Correct as of 5 November 2024
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2019 New Zealand U20 6 (5)
2023– New Zealand 6 (10)
Correct as of 5 November 2024

Samipeni Finau (born 10 May 1999 in Tonga) [1] is a Tongan born New Zealand rugby union player who plays as a Lock or Flanker for the Chiefs in Super Rugby and Waikato in the Bunnings NPC.

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International career

Finau made his senior test debut in a Bledisloe Cup test match on 5 August 2023 versus Australia, where he scored a try and helped the All Blacks win 23-20. [2]

Reference list

  1. ↑ "Samipeni Finau". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  2. ↑ Skippers, David (5 August 2023). "All Blacks' fightback floors the Wallabies in Bledisloe Cup thriller in Dunedin". PlanetRugby. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
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