Inga Finau (born 21 August 1994) is a

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player who currently plays as a

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for in New Zealand's domestic

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Early career

After attending high school at the Dilworth School in his native Auckland, Finau headed south to Christchurch to study sports coaching at the University of Canterbury. There, he attended the Academy and played club rugby with the Christchurch Rugby Club.

Senior career

Impressive form at club level saw Finau named in the Canterbury

squad for the first time in

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. He made 7 appearances of which 6 came from the replacements bench and scored 1 try as the Cantabrians lifted the Premiership title, their 8th in 9 seasons.

International

Finau was a member of the New Zealand Under 20 team which competed in the

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in his home country. He made 3 appearances and didn't score any tries.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Finau, Inga 1994 births Living people New Zealand rugby union players Rugby union centres Canterbury rugby union players Rugby union players from Auckland People educated at Dilworth School Auckland rugby union players Bay of Plenty rugby union players Crusaders (rugby union) players Blues (Super Rugby) players Chiefs (rugby union) players