Samipeni Finau

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Samipeni Finau
Date of birth (1999-05-10) 10 May 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Tonga
Height196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight115 kg (254 lb; 18 st 2 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock / Flanker
Current team Waikato, Chiefs
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2019– Waikato 28 (5)
2021– Chiefs 29 (15)
Correct as of 5 June 2023
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2019 New Zealand U20 3 (0)
2023 New Zealand 1 (5)
Correct as of 5 August 2023

Samipeni Finau (born 10 May 1999 in Tonga) [1] is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for the Chiefs in Super Rugby. His playing position is lock or flanker. He was named in the Chiefs squad for round 2 of the 2021 Super Rugby Aotearoa season. [2] He was also a member of the Waikato 2020 Mitre 10 Cup squad. [3]

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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. [4]

Reference list

  1. "Samipeni Finau". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  2. "Gallagher Chiefs named for their 2021 season opener against the Highlanders" (Press release). Chiefs. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  3. "2020 Waikato Mitre 10 Cup Squad Announced" (Press release). Waikato Rugby Union. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  4. 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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