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Date of birth | 10 May 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Tonga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 115 kg (254 lb; 18 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | St Peter’s School, Cambridge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Samipeni Finau (born 10 May 1999 in Tonga) [1] is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for the Chiefs in Super Rugby. His playing position is lock or flanker. He was named in the Chiefs squad for round 2 of the 2021 Super Rugby Aotearoa season. [2] He was also a member of the Waikato 2020 Mitre 10 Cup squad. [3]
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. [4]
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Date of birth | 10 May 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Tonga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 115 kg (254 lb; 18 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | St Peter’s School, Cambridge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Samipeni Finau (born 10 May 1999 in Tonga) [1] is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for the Chiefs in Super Rugby. His playing position is lock or flanker. He was named in the Chiefs squad for round 2 of the 2021 Super Rugby Aotearoa season. [2] He was also a member of the Waikato 2020 Mitre 10 Cup squad. [3]
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. [4]