Kiri Mariner (born 26 August 1984) is a Samoan former professional

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player. A three-quarter, Mariner was a physically strong player, first capped for Samoa in 2003 in rugby sevens. He was a member of Samoa's team at the

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in Hong Kong and later gained his only XV cap on that year's tour of Argentina, as a centre in a win over the Pumas in Buenos Aires. Mariner, based in France since 2006, was in the

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side that won the

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tournament in 2008. He played with Stade Phocéen in the 2009–10 season, then crossed to

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, where he won a

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title in 2014.

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(for France domestic statistics) {{DEFAULTSORT:Mariner, Kiri 1984 births Living people Samoan rugby union players Samoa international rugby union players Samoa international rugby sevens players Male rugby sevens players Samoan expatriate rugby union players in France Rugby union centres RC Toulon players US Montauban players

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