Kimami Sitauti Explained

Kimami Sitauti
Birth Name:Kimami Sitauti
Birth Date:12 April 1991
Birth Place:Sydney, Australia
Height:1.83 m
Weight:95kg (209lb)
School:St Joseph's College, Nudgee
Ru Position:Right-wing
Superyears1:2011
Superyears2:2012
Superyears3:2013
Superapps1:0
Superapps2:0
Superapps3:4
Superpoints1:0
Superpoints2:0
Superpoints3:0
Super14update:7 June 2013
Provinceyears1:2013–
Provinceapps1:16
Provincepoints1:10
Ru Provinceupdate:9 October 2014
Repsevensyears1:2010–

Kimami Sitauti (born 12 April 1991) is an Australian rugby union player. He plans to join the for the 2013 Super Rugby season.

His playing position is right-winger. He is of Tongan heritage.

Move from New Zealand & early career

Sitauti is from Auckland, and he was part of Auckland Under 14s in 2005.[1] He moved to Australia and attended Nudgee College in 2008. He was still in Year 12 at Nudgee, when he was named to play for Souths in the final of the club competition.[2]

Australian sevens and under 20s

In 2010 Sitauti got his first taste of sevens for Australia in Darwin. He travelled to New Zealand for more sevens at the Cake-Tin in Wellington[3] before going to India to compete in sevens at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

He was part of the Australian Under 20s at the 2011 IRB Junior World Championships.

Super Rugby

He was part of the Reds squad in 2011 although he did not make any first-team appearances. He spent 2012 with the Brumbies, before contracting to join the for 2013.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rugby Representatives . Sports News . 2005 . Mount Albert Grammar . 16 August 2012 . https://archive.today/20130223035404/http://www.mags.school.nz/Story?Action=View&Story_id=2714 . 23 February 2013 . dead .
  2. Web site: Souths punt on schoolboy Kimami Sitauti for Premier Rugby grand final against Brothers . Jim . Tucker . Courier Mail . 18 September 2009 . News Queensland . 16 August 2012.
  3. Aussies keen to stop New Zealand Sevens hat-trick . 3 February 2010 . ARU . 16 August 2012.
  4. Web site: Jake hunting South African lock . 13 August 2012 . Sport24 . 13 August 2012.