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Siate Tokolahi
Siate Tokolahi (born 16 March 1992) is a Tongan rugby union player who played as a prop for and in New Zealand's domestic Mitre 10 Cup and the and in the international Super Rugby competition. Early career Born in Tonga, Tokolahi showed promise to become a top rugby player from an early age and was brought to New Zealand on a Sean Fitzpatrick scholarship to attend Sacred Heart College in Auckland. However, in 2009 aged 17 Tokolahi switched to St. Bede's College in Christchurch which made him eligible to play for Canterbury's youth sides. The move sparked controversy at the time and saw allegations of poaching leveled at the Canterbury Rugby Union. After graduating high-school, Tokolahi played for Canterbury's academy in 2012 and the Crusaders Knights development squad in 2013 while playing local club rugby for Belfast. Senior career Tokolahi first made the Canterbury squad aged 22 in 2014, debuting in a 48-9 victory over perennial rivals in week 1 of the season ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nepo Laulala
Nepo Eti Laulala (born 6 November 1991) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer who plays as a Tighthead Prop for Counties Manukau Steelers in the Mitre 10 Cup, the Blues in Super Rugby and for the national All Blacks, having made his international debut in 2015. He was a member of New Zealand's 2019 Rugby World Cup squad and has been a regular starter for New Zealand since 2017. Laulala has yet to score any points for New Zealand in his international career. Early life Laulala was born in Samoa and educated at Auckland's Mount Albert Grammar School and later at Wesley College. After showing impressive form for the Wesley College 1st XV, was enticed to Christchurch to join the Canterbury Academy. Laulala played 1st XV rugby with several future professional sportsmen, including former All Blacks, Malakai Fekitoa, Charles Piutau and Augustine Pulu, as well as his current All Black teammate, Karl Tu'inukuafe. Laulala's brothers, Casey Laulala and Luteru Laulala have also had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Hohneck
Joshua Wolfe Hohneck (born 6 January 1986) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. His regular playing position is as a prop. He has played for the Championship winning Highlanders in Super Rugby and Waikato in the Mitre 10 Cup. On 31 March 2016, Hohneck traveled to England to join Gloucester in the Premiership Rugby from the 2016–17 season. On 23 July 2020, Hohneck announced he left Gloucester to return to New Zealand due to personal reasons. Instead, he re-signed with for the 2020 Mitre 10 Cup. Career honours Chiefs *Super Rugby – 2012, 2013 Highlanders *Super Rugby – 2015 File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the Apri ... References External links Chiefs profile [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dunedin
Dunedin ( ; mi, Ōtepoti) is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand (after Christchurch), and the principal city of the Otago region. Its name comes from , the Scottish Gaelic name for Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. The city has a rich Scottish, Chinese and Māori heritage. With an estimated population of as of , Dunedin is both New Zealand's seventh-most populous metro and urban area. For historic, cultural and geographic reasons the city has long been considered one of New Zealand's four main centres. The urban area of Dunedin lies on the central-eastern coast of Otago, surrounding the head of Otago Harbour, and the harbour and hills around Dunedin are the remnants of an extinct volcano. The city suburbs extend out into the surrounding valleys and hills, onto the isthmus of the Otago Peninsula, and along the shores of the Otago Harbour and the Pacific Ocean. Archaeological evidence points to lengthy occupation of the area by Māori prior to the ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Super Rugby Season
The 2017 Super Rugby season was the 22nd season of Super Rugby, an annual rugby union competition organised by SANZAAR between teams from Argentina, Australia, Japan, New Zealand and South Africa. It was the second season featuring an expanded 18-team format, following the competition's expansion from 15 teams prior to the 2016 season. After 17 rounds of matches between 23 February and 15 July – with Rounds 15 and 16 split due to the 2017 mid-year rugby union internationals and British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand – four conference winners and four wildcard teams progressed to the finals series, which will consist of quarterfinals, semifinals and a final on 5 August. Competition format The 18 participating teams were divided into two geographical groups, each consisting of two conferences: the Australasian Group, with five teams in the Australian Conference and five teams in the New Zealand Conference, and the South African Group, with six South African teams, on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atunaisa Moli
Atunaisa Moli (born 12 June 1995) is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as a Prop for the in Super Rugby and in the Bunnings NPC. He has represented the New Zealand national rugby union team the All Blacks. Starting his career as a Tighthead Prop, Moli converted to Loosehead Prop during his professional career. Moli made his debut for New Zealand in 2017, earning a recall in 2019 after a spell of injury and made their team for the 2019 Rugby World Cup. Early career Moli was born in the North Island town of Gisborne, but attended Marlborough Boys' College in the South Island town of Blenheim. He is of Tongan descent. While attending college, he represented Marlborough at under 16 and at under 18 level before moving to Waikato after graduation and representing them at under 19 level. Senior career Moli debuted for Waikato during the 2015 ITM Cup in a match against on 14 August after starring as a school boy. Hindered by a foot injury, he only played 6 gam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroshi Yamashita
Hiroshi Yamashita (born 1 January 1986) is a Japanese people, Japanese rugby union player. He was named in Japan's squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup and in Super Rugby from 2016. References External links Top League Profile in Japanese language, Japanese Kobe Steelers Profile in Japanese language, Japanese Player Statistics at itsrugby.co.uk 1986 births Living people Japanese rugby union players Japan international rugby union players People from Shijōnawate Sportspeople from Osaka Prefecture Rugby union props Kobelco Kobe Steelers players Chiefs (rugby union) players Japanese expatriate rugby union players Expatriate rugby union players in New Zealand Japanese expatriate sportspeople in New Zealand Sunwolves players {{Japan-rugbyunion-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kane Hames
Kane Seth Hames (born 28 August 1988) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A prop, he played for the Chiefs and Highlanders in Super Rugby, and represented Tasman from 2015 to 2017 and from 2013 to 2014. He played ten matches for the All Blacks in 2016 and 2017. Hames has not played any rugby since 2017, due to injury. Career Domestic In Super Rugby, Hames played two seasons for the in 2014 and 2015, before moving to the for the 2016 competition. Hames became a regular for the Chiefs and played almost every game for them in 2017. He played a total of 45 Super Rugby games. He also represented the Bay of Plenty Rugby Union and Tasman Rugby Union at provincial level, playing a total of 29 games between the two unions. Due to concussion symptoms, he has not played rugby since 2017. International Affiliating to Ngāi Tūhoe and Ngāti Porou, Hames made his first appearance for the Māori All Blacks in 2013. Hames started for the Maori All Blacks against the British and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitchell Graham
Mitchell Graham (born 30 January 1991) is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as a prop for in New Zealand's domestic Mitre 10 Cup and the in the international Super Rugby competition. Early career Born in the rural Waikato town of Matamata, he was educated at St Peter's School, Cambridge where he played first XV rugby. During his high school years, he represented at under-16 level before moving to Christchurch to study chemical engineering at the University of Canterbury. While in Christchurch, Graham represented at under-18 and under-21 level. Senior career Graham made one appearance for in 2013 while still studying at university before heading north to join the Taranaki Bulls after graduation. The move to Taranaki immediately played off as he started all 12 of their games during the 2014 season which culminated in them lifting the ITM Cup Premiership title with a 36–32 victory over in the final. He was again an ever present in the numbe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Super Rugby Season
The 2016 Super Rugby season was the 21st season of Super Rugby and the first season featuring an expanded 18-team format. It was also the first season that teams outside Australia, New Zealand and South Africa featured, with the Jaguares from Argentina and the Sunwolves from Japan taking part. This season also saw the return of the Kings, who competed just once before, in the 2013 Super Rugby season. The round-robin games took place every weekend from 26 February to 16 July 2016 (with a break for international matches during June), followed by the finals series at the end of July and culminating in the final on 6 August. The Hurricanes won their first championship after repeating their efforts of 2015 by finishing first in the regular season and hosting the final at Westpac Stadium, but this time they won, beating the Lions 20–3. Unlike 2015, where the Hurricanes looked likely to finish the regular season first with a number of rounds to go, they were sitting in seventh going ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Super Rugby Season
The 2015 Super Rugby season was the 20th season of Super Rugby and the fifth season featuring an expanded 15-team format. For sponsorship reasons, this competition was known as Asteron Life Super Rugby in Australia, Investec Super Rugby in New Zealand and Vodacom Vodacom Group Limited is a South-Western African mobile communications company, providing voice, messaging, data and converged services to over 55 million customers. From its roots in South Africa, Vodacom has grown its operations to include ... Super Rugby in South Africa. The round-robin matches took place every weekend from 13 February until 13 June, followed by the finals series and culminating in the final on 4 July. This was the final season that featured a 15-team format. Competition format Covering 21 weeks, the schedule featured a total of 125 matches. The 15 teams were grouped geographically, labelled the Australian Conference, New Zealand Conference and the South African Conference. The regular seaso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamilton, New Zealand
Hamilton ( mi, Kirikiriroa) is an inland city in the North Island of New Zealand. Located on the banks of the Waikato River, it is the seat and most populous city of the Waikato region. With a territorial population of , it is the country's fourth most-populous city. Encompassing a land area of about , Hamilton is part of the wider Hamilton Urban Area, which also encompasses the nearby towns of Ngāruawāhia, Te Awamutu and Cambridge. In 2020, Hamilton was awarded the title of most beautiful large city in New Zealand. The area now covered by the city was originally the site of several Māori villages, including Kirikiriroa, from which the city takes its Māori name. By the time English settlers arrived, most of these villages, which sat beside the Waikato River, were abandoned as a result of the Invasion of Waikato and land confiscation (''Raupatu'') by the Crown. Initially an agricultural service centre, Hamilton now has a diverse economy and is the third fastest growing urba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
