External links
- Soane Vikena at ItsRugby.co.uk
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| Date of birth | 1 July 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Lautoka, Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 112 kg (247 lb; 17 st 9 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Soane Vikena (born 1 July 2001 in New Zealand) [1] is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for the Blues in Super Rugby. His playing position is hooker. He was named in the Blues squad for the 2021 Super Rugby Aotearoa season. [2] [3] He was also a member of the Auckland 2020 Mitre 10 Cup squad. [4]
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