| Birth name | Samisoni Fisilau | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 29 November 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tofoa, Tonga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 106 kg (16 st 10 lb; 234 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Samisoni Fisilau (born 29 November 1987) in Tofoa, Tonga is a Tongan Rugby union player. He plays scrum-half for RFU Championship side Jersey Reds. He previously played for the Super Rugby franchise the Hurricanes. [1] Fisilau played 33 matches for Counties Manukau from 2008 to 2011 before shifting north to Northland in 2012. He currently plays for Bay of Plenty. [2] He has international experience as well with the Tonga national rugby union team.
On 13 January 2015, Fisilau moves to the UK as he signs for Jersey in the RFU Championship from the 2014–15 season. [3]
Fisilau was released by Jersey before the RFU Championship 2017/18 season and is now a free agent. [4]
References
- ^ "Player Profile". Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ^ "Samisoni Fisilau Northland Profile". Archived from the original on 7 February 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
- ^ "Jersey sign Tonga international scrum-half Samisoni Fisilau". BBC Sport. 13 January 2015.
- ^ "Reds' 17/18 squad continues to take shape". Jersey Reds. 17 May 2017.
External links
- Samisoni Fisilau at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Samisoni Fisilau at ESPNscrum
Categories:
- 1987 births
- Tongan rugby union players
- Tonga international rugby union players
- Counties Manukau rugby union players
- Northland rugby union players
- Bay of Plenty rugby union players
- Rugby union scrum-halves
- Tongan emigrants to New Zealand
- Living people
- Rugby union players from Tongatapu
- 2011 Rugby World Cup players
- 2015 Rugby World Cup players
- 2019 Rugby World Cup players