Samuela Anise
Appearance
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Full name | Samuela Lagilagi Anise | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 13 August 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Samuela Anise (アニセサムエラ, Anise Samuela, 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b "Samuela Anise ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ "Samuela Anise Top League Player Profile" (in Japanese). Top League. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ "Samuela Anise Canon Eagles Player Profile" (in Japanese). Canon Eagles. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ "Samuela Anise itsrugby Player Statistics". itsrugby. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
Kategorien:
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Fijian rugby union players
- Japan international rugby union players
- Rugby union locks
- Rugby union flankers
- Yokohama Canon Eagles players
- Rugby union players from Suva
- Fiji National University alumni
- Fijian people of Rotuman descent
- Sunwolves players
- Shizuoka Blue Revs players
- Japanese rugby union players
- Fijian expatriate rugby union players in Japan
- Naturalized citizens of Japan
- Naturalised rugby union players
- Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo players