Kini Salabogi Explained

Kini Salabogi
Full Name:Kiniviliame Salabogi
Birth Date:11 July 1978
Birth Place:Lautoka, Fiji
Height:6 ft 4 in
Weight:231 lb
Position:Back-row
Repyears1:2005–06
Repcaps1:4
Reppoints1:5

Kiniviliame Salabogi (born 11 July 1978) is a Fijian former international rugby union player.[1]

Rugby career

Born in Lautoka, Salabogi was a back-rower, who played in Fijian rugby for Nadroga. He also toured Australia with Davetalevu and played rugby in France for clubs including Union Bordeaux.[2]

International

Salabogi made his early international appearances with the national rugby sevens team, competing in the IRB Sevens World Series. He had to be hospitalised on his return home from the 2003 Hong Kong Sevens with a serious respiratory infection and despite initial fears was cleared of having contracted the SARS virus.[3] In 2005, Salabogi was in Fiji's gold medal-winning rugby sevens side at the World Games in Duisburg.[4] Capped four times for the Fiji XV, Salabogi debuted in 2005 against Wales at Millennium Stadium. He scored a try in Fiji's win over Italy in front of a home crowd at Churchill Park, Lautoka in 2006.[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Salabogi Want Spot In PRC . . 5 April 2009.
  2. News: Rugby : L'Union reprend pied sans brio . www.20minutes.fr . 11 December 2006 . fr.
  3. News: Infection Fears Force Postponement Of Singapore Sevens . . 5 April 2003 . en.
  4. News: Salabogi Eyes 7s World Cup . Fiji Sun . 5 October 2011.
  5. News: Palmer . Martin . Deadly Caucau strikes to take Fiji to victory over Italy . . 17 June 2006.