Samipeni Finau Explained

Samipeni Finau
Birth Date:10 May 1999
Birth Place:Tonga
Height:1960NaN0
Weight:1150NaN0
School:St Peter’s School, Cambridge
Position:Lock / Flanker
Currentclub:,
Years1:2019–
Apps1:35
Points1:10
Years2:2021–
Apps2:45
Points2:20
Repyears1:2019
Repteam1:New Zealand U20
Repcaps1:6
Reppoints1:5
Repyears2:2023–
Repteam2:New Zealand
Repcaps2:6
Reppoints2:10
Clubupdate:5 November 2024
Repupdate:5 November 2024

Samipeni Finau (born 10 May 1999 in Tonga)[1] is a Tongan born New Zealand rugby union player who plays as a Lock or Flanker for the Chiefs in Super Rugby and Waikato in the Bunnings NPC.

International career

Finau made his senior test debut in a Bledisloe Cup test match on 5 August 2023 versus Australia, where he scored a try and helped the All Blacks win 23-20.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Samipeni Finau . Ultimate Rugby . 3 March 2021.
  2. Web site: Skippers . David . 2023-08-05 . All Blacks' fightback floors the Wallabies in Bledisloe Cup thriller in Dunedin . 2023-11-03 . PlanetRugby . en.