David Lemi (born 10 February 1982) is a professional rugby player who plays on the
wing
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for
Rouen.
Weighing 75 kg and only 1.75m tall, he is one of the smaller professional rugby players. However, his electric pace and low centre of gravity enabled him to be the 2nd highest
Premiership try scorer for the
2005-06 season; and top scorer in the
2006-07 season.
As well as representing the
Samoa national rugby sevens team
The Samoa national rugby sevens team, referred to as Samoa Sevens or Manu Samoa 7s, competes in the annual World Rugby Sevens Series. Representing the polynesian country of Samoa, with a population of about 202,000, the team competes against so ...
, he has played for the
senior 15-a-side team, representing his nation at the
2007 and
2011 World Cups.
Europe
Lemi caught Bristol coach Richard Hill's eye in the 2005
Safari Sevens in Kenya and joined
Bristol
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on a one-year deal.
During the 2005-06 season, Lemi scored 8 tries in 12 appearances. He signed a two-year contract extension in spring 2006.
Despite Bristol Rugby's relegation at the end of the 2008–09 season, Lemi still won
The Sunday Times
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Try of the Season Award for the try he scored against
Bath Rugby in the first game of the season. He was the joint second top try scorer in the
2008-09 Guinness Premiership season.
Following Bristol's relegation, it was confirmed in April that Lemi would be leaving the club. He was initially linked with
Llanelli Scarlets
The Scarlets () are one of the four professional Welsh rugby union teams and are based in Llanelli, Wales. Their home ground is the Parc y Scarlets stadium. They play in the United Rugby Championship and the European Rugby Champions Cup (which ...
. However, in May, Lemi signed a contract with Wasps.
In 2012, Lemi signed a contract with
Worcester Warriors
Worcester Warriors Rugby Football Club is a professional rugby union club, based in Worcester, England, that is currently in administration and which has been suspended and will be relegated from Premiership Rugby, the top division of domestic ...
and was reunited with former coach Richard Hill.
In 2014, Lemi was re-signed by Bristol, which would see him leave the
Worcester Warriors
Worcester Warriors Rugby Football Club is a professional rugby union club, based in Worcester, England, that is currently in administration and which has been suspended and will be relegated from Premiership Rugby, the top division of domestic ...
at the end of the 2014 season and helped Bristol gain promotion the Aviva Premiership.
In April 2018, Lemi was announced as leaving Bristol Rugby at the end of the 2017/18 campaign, during which Bristol were promoted to the
Aviva Premiership.
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1982 births
Living people
Samoan rugby union players
Rugby union wings
Bristol Bears players
Samoa international rugby union players
Samoan expatriate rugby union players
Expatriate rugby union players in England
Samoan expatriate sportspeople in England
Samoan expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
Expatriate rugby union players in Scotland
Wasps RFC players
Worcester Warriors players
Glasgow Warriors players
Rouen Normandie Rugby players
Male rugby sevens players
Samoa international rugby sevens players
Sportspeople from Apia