Samisoni Viriviri
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| Birth name | Samisoni Viriviri | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | May 10, 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth |  Fidschi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (12 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Samisoni Viriviri (born April 25, 1988 in Suva Fiji) is a Fiji Rugby union player. He played for the Fiji sevens. He has signed up with the French Top 14 club Montpellier.
Career
Viriviri started his career playing in the local 7's competition. He chased a dream borne out of the stories of his grandfather and namesake who was part of the legendary 1977 Fiji XV that beat the British and Irish Lions in Suva. At 19, he broke into the club level for Dratabu in the Nadi Rugby Union club games and later played for Lomaiviti and Suva in 2010 before joining Nadroga. He played for the Police 7's side and he caught the eye of Fiji sevens assistant coach, Etuate Waqa and was selected as the backup winger to Waisea Nayacalevu in the fiji 7's side.
He made his debut at the 2012 Gold Coast Sevens but did not make the cut for the Dubai and South Africa legs. He made a comeback in the 2013 Wellington Sevens and followed it up with an impressive effort in the 2013 USA Sevens. His top performance and 8 tries at Hong Kong gave him the Best and Fairest Player Award.[1] He ended the 2012–13 IRB Sevens World Series with 29 tries.
In January 2014, he signed with Top 14 club, Montpellier.[2]
He started the 2013–14 IRB Sevens World Series like he ended the last, he notched up 7 tries in the 2013 Dubai Sevens and he carried his performance to the 2013 South Africa Sevens scoring 6 tries.[3] He became the top try scorer in Japan scoring 9 tries.[3]. He currently leads the season with 48 tries, 17 clear of nearest rival, NZ's, Tim Mikkelson.[3]
He was shortlisted as the 2014 IRB Sevens Player of the Year.[4]
References
- ^ "Viriviri fast - Fiji Times Online". Retrieved 2014-05-8.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Fiji's Viriviri signs with Montpellier - SuperSport - Rugby". Retrieved 2014-05-8.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ a b c "Official HSBC Sevens World Series". Retrieved 2014-05-8.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) Cite error: The named reference "http://www.irbsevens.com" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page). - ^ "Sport: Samisoni Viriviri shortlisted for sevens player of year - Radio New Zealand News". Retrieved 2014-05-8.
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