Malgene Ilaua
| Full name | Malgene Olando Ilaua | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 5 June 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 105 kg (16 st 7 lb; 231 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Kelston Boys' High School (NZ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Teikyo University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Wife (Chantè Ilaua) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Malgene Ilaua (マルジーン・イラウア) (born 5 June 1993) is a Japanese international rugby union player who plays as a flanker.[1] He currently plays for the Sunwolves in Super Rugby and Toshiba Brave Lupus in Japan's domestic Top League.[2][3]
Club career
Born and raised in New Zealand, Ilaua came to Japan to attend Teikyo University. Upon graduation he signed for the Toshiba Brave Lupus ahead of the 2016–17 Top League season.[4]
International
After just 7 Top League appearances, Ilaua received his first call-up to Japan's senior squad ahead of the 2016 end-of-year rugby union internationals. He debuted as a second-half replacement in new head coach, Jamie Joseph's first game, a 54–20 loss at home to Argentina.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Malgene Ilaua ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ "Malgene Ilaua Top League Player Profile" (in Japanese). Top League. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ "Malgene Ilaua Toshiba Brave Lupus Player Profile" (in Japanese). Toshiba Sports. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ "Malgene Ilaua itsrugby Player Statistics". itsrugby. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
Categories:
- Living people
- Rugby union players from Auckland
- Japanese rugby union players
- New Zealand rugby union players
- Japan international rugby union players
- Rugby union flankers
- Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo players
- Teikyo University alumni
- New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in Japan
- 1993 births
- Sunwolves players
- Counties Manukau rugby union players
- Coca-Cola Red Sparks players
- Shizuoka Blue Revs players
- People educated at Kelston Boys' High School