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China Lions
The China Lions is a professional rugby union team that was formed in 2020 to compete in the Global Rapid Rugby competition across the Asia-Pacific region. It is a joint venture between the Chinese Rugby Football Association, China Rugby Football Association and New Zealand's Bay of Plenty Rugby Union. History For their first season in 2020 the Lions intended to host three of their home games in China at Shanghai and two in New Zealand at the Rotorua International Stadium. Due to health concerns relating to the COVID-19 pandemic, however, the Lions only played one match in the schedule, a 29–22 away win over the Fijian Latui in Suva. Records Head coaches * Mike Rogers (rugby union), Mike Rogers (2020) Captains * Hugh Blake (2020) Squads China Lions – 2020 Global Rapid Rugby season, 2020 Global Rapid Rugby * Greg Pleasants-Tate * Nic Souchon * Nico Aandewiel * Haereiti Hetet * Tevita Mafileo * Solomona Sakalia * Tevita Sole * Apitoni Toia * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese Rugby Football Association
The Chinese Rugby Football Association (CRFA) is the rugby union governing body in China. Due to the Olympic strategy of China, CRFA has concerned more of the rugby sevens instead of the 15-men rugby since the beginning of 2000s. CRFA also organises American football events within China. Teams *China national rugby union team – the men's national rugby union team. *China national rugby sevens team – the men's national rugby sevens team. *China women's national rugby union team – the women's national rugby union team. *China women's national rugby sevens team – the women's national rugby sevens team. See also *Rugby union in China *Sport in China External linksChinese Rugby Football Association on irb.com Rugby union in China < ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solomona Sakalia
Solomona Sakalia (born 2 February 1991) is a New Zealand rugby union player, who currently plays as a loosehead prop for in New Zealand's domestic National Provincial Championship competition. In October 2012, he was named in the squad for the 2013 Super Rugby season, but did not play a Super Rugby game for the franchise. He did play two games for the Chiefs Development team in 2013. Sakalia was a member of the New Zealand Under 20 side that won the 2011 IRB Junior World Championship The 2011 IRB Junior World Championship was the fourth annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams, this competition replaced the now defunct under 19 and under 21 world championships. The event was organised by rugby's .... References External linksNZ Rugby History profile {{DEFAULTSORT:Sakalia, Solomona [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gao Yinghao
Gao , or Gawgaw/Kawkaw, is a city in Mali and the capital of the Gao Region. The city is located on the River Niger, east-southeast of Timbuktu on the left bank at the junction with the Tilemsi valley. For much of its history Gao was an important commercial centre involved in the trans-Saharan trade. In the 9th century external Arabic writers described Gao as an important regional power, and by the end of the 10th century, the local ruler was said to be a Muslim. Towards the end of the 13th century Gao became part of the Mali Empire, but in first half of the 15th century the town regained its independence and with the conquests of Sunni Ali (ruled 1464–1492) it became the capital of the Songhai Empire. The Empire collapsed after the Moroccan invasion in 1591 and the invaders chose to make Timbuktu their capital. By the time of Heinrich Barth's visit in 1854, Gao had declined to become an impoverished village with 300 huts constructed from matting. In 2009, the urban commu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abraham Papali'i
Abraham Papali'i (born 20 June 1993) is a professional rugby player from New Zealand. He has played both rugby union and rugby league professionally. Papali'i currently plays rugby union for CA Brive Corrèze Limousin in France as back row. He last played league professionally with French side Lézignan Sangliers in the Elite One Championship, where he covered and . Papali'i's first professional club in either code was the New Zealand Warriors. He featured for the Warriors in the National Youth Competition and NSW Cup, but did not feature for the senior team before leaving for the Sydney Roosters in 2014. Papali'i stayed with the Roosters for two seasons before joining semi-professional side Lézignan. With Lézignan, he contested the final of the 2016–17 Elite One Championship before returning home to New Zealand. In New Zealand, Papali'i began playing amateur rugby union at club level. His form attracted the attention of the Bay of Plenty Steamers, who became his first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoani Matenga
Hoani Matenga is a professional rugby player and musician. He has represented New Zealand in the Maori All Blacks, and has played professionally in France, Japan, Spain and New Zealand. Matenga is also known as a musician, as an early member of the band Six60. He can play electric bass, and in the position of either lock or loose forward. Born in Christchurch, he attended Christchurch Boys' High School and played for their first XV. In 2009, Matenga graduated from the University of Otago with degrees in marketing and tourism. Matenga made his starting debut for Otago in their Ranfurly Shield challenge against Canterbury on 12 September 2009. He was a part of the Highlanders' wider training squad for the 2010 Super Rugby season. In 2011 he signed with Stade Montois in France. Looking for a better salary and easier rugby Matenga signed with the Kubota Spears in the Top League in Japan for the 2012–13 season. On the 28 October 2015 Matenga was named in the squad for the 2016 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liu Luda
/ ( or ) is an East Asian surname. pinyin: in Mandarin Chinese, in Cantonese. It is the family name of the Han dynasty emperors. The character originally meant 'kill', but is now used only as a surname. It is listed 252nd in the classic text Hundred Family Surnames. Today, it is the 4th most common surname in Mainland China as well as one of the most common surnames in the world. Distribution In 2019 劉 was the fourth most common surname in Mainland China. Additionally, it was the most common surname in Jiangxi province. In 2013 it was found to be the 5th most common surname, shared by 67,700,000 people or 5.1% of the population, with the province with the most people being Shandong.中国四百大姓, 袁义达, 邱家儒, Beijing Book Co. Inc., 1 January 2013 Origin One source is that they descend from the Qí (祁) clan of Emperor Yao. For example the founding emperor of the Han dynasty (one of China's golden ages), Liu Bang (Emperor Gaozu of Han) was a descendant o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Johnston (rugby Union)
Joe Johnston (born 31 January 1998) is a New Zealand rugby union player, currently playing for the New England Free Jacks of Major League Rugby (MLR). His preferred position is flanker. Professional career Johnston signed for Major League Rugby side New England Free Jacks ahead of the 2021 Major League Rugby season. He had previously represented in the 2019 and 2020 seasons of the Mitre 10 Cup, while he was also selected to play for the China Lions in the 2020 Global Rapid Rugby season The 2020 season of Global Rapid Rugby ended after only one round of competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic and was not continued. The season was launched in February 2020 as the first full home and away Rapid Rugby tournament, following the sh .... References External linksitsrugby.co.uk Profile 1998 births Living people New Zealand rugby union players Rugby union flankers Bay of Plenty rugby union players New England Free Jacks players {{NZ-rugbyunion-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kohan Herbert
Kohan may refer to: People * Kohan (surname) * Kōhan Kawauchi (1920–2008) Places * Kohan, Kerman, a village in Kerman Province, Iran * Kohan, Semnan, a village in Semnan Province, Iran * Gaz Kohan * Kohan Chenar * Pir Kohan * Rob-e Kohan Companies * Kohan Retail Investment Group, a shopping mall investment company in the United States Other uses * '' Kohan: Immortal Sovereigns'', a 2001 video game See also * Cohan Cohan is a surname of Irish origins. It is a variant of Cohane, which itself is an Anglicized form of the Irish Ó Cadhain. Cohan is also a variant spelling of the Hebrew surname Cohen. This version of that name is commonly found among Jews ... * Kohen (other) {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stan Van Den Hoven
Stan van den Hoven (born 22 November 1998) is a Dutch rugby union player, currently playing for the New England Free Jacks of Major League Rugby (MLR) and in the National Provincial Championship. His preferred position is lock. Professional career Van den Hoven signed for Major League Rugby side New England Free Jacks for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. He has also previously played for , making his debut in the 2019 Mitre 10 Cup, and was named in the squad for the 2021 Bunnings NPC The 2021 Bunnings NPC season was the sixteenth season of New Zealand's provincial rugby union competition since it turned professional in 2006. The regular season began on August 6, when Manawatu hosted Counties Manukau. It involved the top f .... References External linksitsrugby.co.uk Profile {{DEFAULTSORT:Van den Hoven, Stan 1998 births Living people Rugby union locks Dutch rugby union players Bay of Plenty rugby union players New England Free Jacks players Taranaki rugby uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Tatafu
Raymond Tatafu (born 14 February 1995) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for Counties Manukau in the National Provincial Championship. His playing position is lock. Born in Tonga Tonga (, ; ), officially the Kingdom of Tonga ( to, Puleʻanga Fakatuʻi ʻo Tonga), is a Polynesian country and archipelago. The country has 171 islands – of which 45 are inhabited. Its total surface area is about , scattered over in ..., he moved to New Zealand with his family at the age of 14. Reference list External linksitsrugby.co.uk profile 1995 births New Zealand rugby union players Living people Rugby union locks Tongan emigrants to New Zealand Tongan rugby union players Southland rugby union players Counties Manukau rugby union players Kyuden Voltex players {{NewZealand-rugbyunion-bio-1990s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iosefa Maloney-Fiaola
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Iosefa is a Samoan name. It may refer to the following people: ;Given name *Iosefa Enari (1954–2000), New Zealand opera singer ** Iosefa Enari Memorial Award *Joe Tekori (Joseph Iosefa Tekori; born 1983), Samoan rugby union player ;Surname *Joey Iosefa (born 1991), American football fullback *Masada Iosefa (1988–2021), Samoan rugby league player *Telupe Iosefa (born 1986), Tuvaluan powerlifter *Fofō Iosefa Fiti Sunia (born 1937), Samoan politician See also *Josepha *Josefa (given name) Josefa is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Infanta Francisca Josefa of Portugal (1699-1736), last of eight children of King Peter II of Portugal and his second wife Marie Sophie of Neuburg * Infanta Maria Josefa of Spain (1744- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
