Liaki Moli | |
Birth Name: | Liakimatagi Moli |
Birth Place: | Auckland, New Zealand |
Weight: | 1100NaN0 |
Ru Position: | Lock |
Repteam2: | New Zealand U20 |
Repyears1: | 2009 |
Repyears2: | 2010 |
Repcaps1: | 5 |
Repcaps2: | 3 |
Reppoints1: | 5 |
Reppoints2: | 0 |
Ru Ntupdate: | 20 February 2021 |
Years1: | 2018–2021 |
Clubs1: | Hino Red Dolphins |
Apps1: | 10 |
Points1: | 10 |
Years2: | 2021– |
Clubs2: | Yokohama Canon Eagles |
Ru Clubupdate: | 20 February 2021 |
Ru Currentclub: | Hino Red Dolphins |
Superyears1: | 2012–2014 |
Superyears2: | 2016–2017 |
Superapps1: | 24 |
Superapps2: | 21 |
Superpoints1: | 5 |
Superpoints2: | 10 |
Super14update: | 20 February 2021 |
Provinceyears1: | 2010–2016 |
Provinceapps1: | 48 |
Provincepoints1: | 20 |
Ru Provinceupdate: | 20 February 2021 |
Birth Date: | 4 January 1990 |
Liaki Moli (born 4 January 1990) is a New Zealand-born Japanese rugby union player, who specialises as a lock forward. He played for the Blues in Super Rugby from 2012 to 2014, and signed for the Japanese Sunwolves for the 2016 season. Also, he has played for Auckland in the ITM Cup since 2010. He is of Tongan and Niuean descent.[1]
Moli was selected for the New Zealand U20 side in 2010, for whom he was a standout player at the world championship in Argentina. He made his Auckland debut in the same year.[2] He was also named the age-group player of the year for 2010 by the NZRU.[3]
A serious shoulder injury at the end of 2010 ruled Moli out of contention for a Super Rugby contract in 2011, meaning 2012 is his first season with the Blues.
Moli was signed by the Japanese Sunwolves for the 2016 season.