Samuela Anise

Samuela Anise

Full name	Samuela Lagilagi Anise
Date of birth	(1986-08-13) 13 August 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Suva, Fiji
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
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock Current team Toshiba Brave Lupus Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2016–2019 Canon Eagles 43 (15) 2019-2023 Shizuoka Blue Revs () 2023- Toshiba Brave Lupus () Correct as of 20 February 2020 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2016–2018 Japan 12 (10) Correct as of 20 February 2020

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]}

Club career

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]

International

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]

References

1. "Samuela Anise ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
2. "Samuela Anise Top League Player Profile" (in Japanese). Top League. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
3. "Samuela Anise Canon Eagles Player Profile" (in Japanese). Canon Eagles. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
4. "Samuela Anise itsrugby Player Statistics". itsrugby. Retrieved 9 November 2016.