Gillies Gene Kaka (born 28 May 1990 in
New Zealand
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) is a New Zealand Olympian
rugby union
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player for the
Hino Red Dolphins.
Career
Kaka plays for the
New Zealand National Rugby Sevens team
The New Zealand national rugby sevens team competes in the World Rugby Sevens Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens, Summer Olympic Games and the Commonwealth Games. They have won a record twelve World Rugby Sevens Series titles. The team has been of ...
. He made his debut at the Wellington Sevens. Kaka has participated in the 2014
Commonwealth Games
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where New Zealand won silver. He was in the HSBC Dream Team alongside
Tim Mikkelson. Kaka played for
Hawkes Bay
Hawke's Bay ( mi, Te Matau-a-Māui) is a local government region on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island. The region's name derives from Hawke Bay, which was named by Captain James Cook in honour of Admiral Edward Hawke. The region is ...
before becoming a full-time
New Zealand National Rugby Sevens player. Of
Māori
Māori or Maori can refer to:
Relating to the Māori people
* Māori people of New Zealand, or members of that group
* Māori language, the language of the Māori people of New Zealand
* Māori culture
* Cook Islanders, the Māori people of the C ...
descent, Kaka affiliates to
Ngāti Kahungunu
Ngāti Kahungunu is a Māori iwi located along the eastern coast of the North Island of New Zealand. The iwi is traditionally centred in the Hawke's Bay and Wairārapa regions.
The tribe is organised into six geographical and administrative ...
and
Te Arawa
Te Arawa is a confederation of Māori iwi and hapu (tribes and sub-tribes) of New Zealand who trace their ancestry to the Arawa migration canoe (''waka'').[New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...]
squad for the
2016 Summer Olympics. Kaka finished his sevens career with 33 competition appearances, 169 games, 65 tries and 807 points.
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1990 births
Living people
New Zealand rugby union players
New Zealand international rugby sevens players
Rugby sevens players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic rugby sevens players for New Zealand
People educated at Palmerston North Boys' High School
Hawke's Bay rugby union players
Commonwealth Games rugby sevens players for New Zealand
Rugby sevens players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
New Zealand male rugby sevens players
Ngāti Kahungunu people
Te Arawa people
New Zealand Māori rugby union players
Commonwealth Games medallists in rugby sevens
Commonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand
Hino Red Dolphins players
Rugby union centres
Rugby union wings
Rugby union fullbacks
Bay of Plenty rugby union players
Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
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