Saini Lemamea Explained

Birth Date:14 July 1964
Birth Place:Apia, Samoa
Death Date:[1]
Ru Position:Lock
Years1:1988-19??
Clubs1:Lefaga
Years2:19??-1995
Clubs2:SCOPA
Repyears1:1988-1995
Repcaps1:13
Reppoints1:4

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),[2] due to his long hair.

Career

Lemamea was born in Apia. His first international cap was during a match against Ireland, at Lansdowne Road, on 29 October 1989.[3] Although he was not present in the 1991 Rugby World Cup roster, he took part at the 1995 Rugby World Cup,[4] playing two matches. His last international cap was during a match against Tonga, at Nuku'alofa, on 8 July 1995.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Samoa mourns death of two sporting stars . RNZ . 27 January 2021 . 27 January 2021.
  2. Web site: 2021-01-26 . Samoa Rugby Fraternity Mourns the Passing of Su’a Saini Lemamea - Samoa Global News . Samoa Global News . 2023-09-04 . en-US.
  3. Web site: Samoa Rugby Fraternity Mourns the Passing of Su’a Saini Lemamea . Samoa Global News . 27 January 2021 . 2 February 2021.
  4. News: The Squads . 26 . The Dominion-Post . 19 May 1995 . EBSCOHost.