Fa'alemiga Selesele
| Date of birth | February 28, 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 102 kg (225 lb; 16 st 1 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fa’alemiga Selesele (born February 28, 1989) is a Samoan rugby union player. Selesele represents Samoa internationally in rugby sevens and is the current captain. He has appeared in 139 matches for Samoa and scored 255 points.
Selesele was part of the squad that defeated New Zealand 7s 26-15 in the finals of the 2012 Dubai Sevens.[1] He also led Samoa to win the 2016 Paris Sevens beating Fiji in the Cup final.[2] He was voted into the 2016 Hong Kong Sevens Dream Team.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Tavita, Tupuola Terry (5 December 2012). "Proud moment for Selesele family ‹ Savali News". Savali News.com. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
- ^ Lesa, Mata'afa Keni (18 May 2016). "A tribute to captain Falemiga Selesele". Samoa Observer.ws. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
- ^ worldrugby.org. "HSBC Sevens World Series". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
External links
[edit]- Faalemiga Selesele at the World Rugby Men's Sevens Series (archived)