Ropate Rinakama (born 17 January 1988) is a Fijian rugby union player.[1]

Biography

Born in Fiji, Rinakama took up a scholarship to finish his schooling at Auckland's Mount Albert Grammar School.[2]

A tighthead prop, Rinakama played provincial rugby in New Zealand for North Harbour, Northland and Manawatu. He also had stints in Europe as short-term injury cover at FC Grenoble in 2017-18 and the Worcester Warriors in 2019–20.[3]

Rinakama was capped twice during Fiji's 2017 end of year Northern Hemisphere tour and gained a third cap for the Flying Fijians against Samoa in a 2018 Pacific Nations Cup match in Suva.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Rinakama joins Fiji tour squad". NZ Herald. 17 October 2017.
  2. ^ Milne, Jonathan (10 April 2022). "From rugby star to roadworker, the struggle recruiting to build NZ's critical infrastructure". Newsroom.
  3. ^ "Warriors boss provides update on new signing". Kidderminster Shuttle. 5 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Warriors sign international prop". Worcester News. 31 October 2019.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ropate_Rinakama
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