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| Full name | Samuela Lagilagi Anise | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 13 August 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 118 kg (18 st 8 lb; 260 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Suva Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Fiji National University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Samuela Anise (アニセサムエラ, Anise Samuera; born 13 August 1986) is a Fijian-born, Japanese international rugby union player who plays as a lock. [1] He currently plays for the Shizuoka Blue Revs in Japan's domestic Japan Rugby League One. [2] [3]
Anise signed for Top League side, the Canon Eagles ahead of the 2016-17 season and instantly established himself as a regular starter with his new side. [4]
After only 9 Top League games, Anise received his first call-up to his adopted country, Japan's senior squad ahead of the 2016 end-of-year rugby union internationals. He debuted in the number 5 jersey in new head coach, Jamie Joseph's first game, a 54–20 loss at home to Argentina. [1]