Kolora Lomani Explained

Birth Date:22 July 1999[1]
Birth Place:Lautoka
Height:169cm
Position:Fly-half
Years1:2017-2020
Clubs1:Northern United
Years2:2019
Clubs2:Wellington Pride
Years3:2022-2024
Clubs3:Fijian Drua Women
Years4:2024
Clubs4:ACT Brumbies
Repyears1:2022-
Repteam1:Fiji
Ru Sevensnationalyears1:2024-
Ru Sevensnationalteam1:Fiji 7s

Kolora Lomani (born 22 July 1999) is a Fijian rugby union player. She was selected for the Rugby sevens at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Early life

From Kadavu Island, she was born in Lautoka and brought up in Vatukoula, before her family moved to New Zealand when she was six-years-old.[2]

Career

She was part of the Wellington Under-18s girls’ rugby team from 2013 to 2017 and Northern United Rugby Women’s Team from 2017 to 2020. In 2019 she made her debut for Wellington Pride women’s rugby team. [2]

She played for Fiji at the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup in September 2022.[3] She was part of the Fijian Drua Women side that lifted the Super W title in 2022.[4]

She later played Super Rugby Women’s rugby with ACT Brumbies. She was called into the Fiji women's national rugby sevens team in May 2024.[5] [6] She was subsequently named in the Fiji sevens team for the 2024 Paris Olympics in July 2024.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kolora Lomani. Ultimate Rugby. 27 July 2024.
  2. Web site: Lomani Tells Of Her Fijiana Drua Experience. Dijisun. 27 July 2024. 26 April 2022.
  3. Web site: RUGBY WORLD CUP 2021: FIND OUT WHO WILL BE PLAYING IN NEW ZEALAND AS SQUADS ARE NAMED. Women.Rugby. 27 July 2024. 21 September 2022.
  4. Web site: Kolora Lomani grateful to represent the Fijiana Drua. Fiji Village. 27 July 2024. Naveel. Krishant. 24 April 2022.
  5. Web site: Kolora Lomani makes the cut. fbcnews. 27 July 2024. 25 May 2024.
  6. Web site: 7s switch for Kolora Lomani. fbcnews. 27 July 2024. Zaitun. Sahim. May 21, 2024.
  7. Web site: Fijiana 7s Olympic Squad for 2024 Paris Games Announced. Fiji Global News. 27 July 2024. Jul 5, 2024.