Amasio Valence
| Date of birth | 12 May 1979[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Nadi, Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 93 kg (205 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||
| School | Sacred Heart College | ||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Professional Sportsman | ||||||||||||||||||
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Amasio Valence (born 12 May 1979) is a former rugby sevens player. He was born in Nadi, Fiji, but after he first made his break into professional rugby in 2000, he switched allegiances to New Zealand. He was hailed as one of the most promising players in the discipline in recent years. Valence is the only New Zealander to have won three gold medals in rugby sevens at the Commonwealth Games; in 1998, 2002 and 2006.[2] He last played for New Zealand in 2008.
In 2005 he was named to the New Zealand squad for the Dubai sevens.[3]
While Valence played rugby, his entire family enjoyed soccer, with his older brother, Nikola Raoma being picked for the national side of Fiji in 2002.[1]
References
- ^ a b "From Soccer to Rugby". Urbanwire. Archived from the original on 10 February 2007.
- ^ "Sevens: Valence's appetite is a sevens inspiration". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ "Valence To Join All Blacks". Archived from the original on 11 February 2007. Retrieved 23 April 2007.
External links
- Amasio Valence at the World Rugby Men's Sevens Series (archived)
Categories:
- 1979 births
- Living people
- Fijian rugby union players
- Rugby union fly-halves
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for New Zealand
- Rugby sevens players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Rugby sevens players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Rugby sevens players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games rugby sevens players for New Zealand
- New Zealand international rugby sevens players
- Fijian emigrants to New Zealand
- I-Taukei Fijian people
- Fijian expatriates in New Zealand
- Sportspeople from Nadi
- Rugby union players from Ba Province
- Commonwealth Games medallists in rugby sevens
- New Zealand male rugby sevens players
- Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games