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.
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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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
edit- ^ "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
edit- Samisoni Fisilau at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Samisoni Fisilau at ESPNscrum