Su'a Saini Lemamea (14 July 1964 – January 2021) was a Samoan rugby union player. He played as a lock. He was nicknamed as "Bushman" (which was given by the then-technical advisor of the Samoa national team Barry “Tizza” Taylor (who struggled with pronounce his full name), due to his long hair.

Career

Lemamea was born in

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. His first international cap was during a match against Ireland, at Lansdowne Road, on 29 October 1989. Although he was not present in the

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roster, he took part at the

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, playing two matches. His last international cap was during a match against Tonga, at Nuku'alofa, on 8 July 1995.

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* 1964 births 2021 deaths Rugby union players from Apia Samoan rugby union players Rugby union locks Samoa international rugby union players 1995 Rugby World Cup players {{Samoa-rugbyunion-bio-stub