Samipeni Finau | |
Birth Date: | 10 May 1999 |
Birth Place: | Tonga |
Height: | 1960NaN0 |
Weight: | 1150NaN0 |
School: | St Peter’s School, Cambridge |
Position: | Lock / Flanker |
Currentclub: | , |
Years1: | 2019– |
Apps1: | 28 |
Points1: | 5 |
Years2: | 2021– |
Apps2: | 29 |
Points2: | 15 |
Repyears1: | 2019 |
Repteam1: | New Zealand U20 |
Repcaps1: | 3 |
Reppoints1: | 0 |
Repyears2: | 2023 |
Repteam2: | New Zealand |
Repcaps2: | 1 |
Reppoints2: | 5 |
Clubupdate: | 5 June 2023 |
Repupdate: | 5 August 2023 |
Samipeni Finau (born 10 May 1999 in Tonga)[1] is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for the in Super Rugby. His playing position is lock or flanker. He was named in the Chiefs squad for round 2 of the 2021 Super Rugby Aotearoa season.[2] He was also a member of the 2020 Mitre 10 Cup squad.[3]
Finau made his senior test debut in a Bledisloe Cup test match on 5 August 2023 versus Australia, where he scored a try and helped the All Blacks win 23-20.[4]