Kimami Sitauti (born 12 April 1991) is an Australian rugby union player. He plans to join the Rebels for the 2013 Super Rugby season.[1]
| Birth name | Kimami Sitauti | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 12 April 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (14 st 13 lb; 209 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St Joseph's College, Nudgee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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His playing position is right-winger. He is of Tongan heritage.[2]
Move from New Zealand & early career
editSitauti is from Auckland, and he was part of Auckland Under 14s in 2005.[3] He moved to Australia and attended Nudgee College in 2008.[2] He was still in Year 12 at Nudgee, when he was named to play for Souths in the final of the club competition.[2]
Australian sevens and under 20s
editIn 2010 Sitauti got his first taste of sevens for Australia in Darwin. He travelled to New Zealand for more sevens at the Cake-Tin in Wellington[4] before going to India to compete in sevens at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
He was part of the Australian Under 20s at the 2011 IRB Junior World Championships.[5]
Super Rugby
editHe was part of the Reds squad in 2011 although he did not make any first-team appearances. He spent 2012 with the Brumbies, before contracting to join the Rebels for 2013.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Jake hunting South African lock". Sport24. 13 August 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
- ^ a b c Tucker, Jim (18 September 2009). "Souths punt on schoolboy Kimami Sitauti for Premier Rugby grand final against Brothers". Courier Mail. News Queensland. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
- ^ "Rugby Representatives". Sports News. Mount Albert Grammar. 2005. Archived from the original on 23 February 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
- ^ "Aussies keen to stop New Zealand Sevens hat-trick" (Press release). ARU. 3 February 2010. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
- ^ Kimami Sitauti, retrieved 6 December 2015