Mifiposeti Paea
| Date of birth | 6 July 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Tonga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 108 kg (17 st 0 lb; 238 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Shochi Fukaya High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Saitama Institute of Technology | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mifiposeti Paea (born 6 July 1988) is a Tongan-born Japanese rugby union footballer who plays as a centre.[1]
Paea currently plays for the Osaka-based NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes having joined them in 2011.[2][3] He was named in the first ever Sunwolves squad which will compete in Super Rugby from the 2016 season.[4] He moved to Fukaya in 2004 and enjoyed the game through Shochi Fukaya High School and Saitama Institute of Technology. After that he acquired Japanese citizenship.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Paea Mifi Poseti Top League Player Profile". Top League (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 December 2015.
- ^ "Mifiposeti Paea NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes Player Profile". Docomo Rugby (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 December 2015.
- ^ "Paea Mifi Posechi itsrugby Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
- ^ "Sunwolves reveal squad, Hammett to coach". Sanzar Rugby. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.