Kameli Soejima
Appearance
Birth name | Kameli Raravou Latianara | ||||
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Date of birth | June 1, 1983 | ||||
Height | 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||
Weight | Template:Unit weight | ||||
Rugby union career | |||||
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Kameli Raravou Soejima (born June 1, 1983) is a Fijian born Japanese rugby union player. He represents Japan in rugby sevens and made his debut at the 2014 Dubai Sevens.[1][2] He is Japan's top try-scorer in the 2015–16 World Rugby Sevens Series, and was also one of their top try-scorers last season.[3][4]
Soejima was selected for the Japanese sevens squad to the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil.[5][6]
References
- ^ Kumar, Rashneel (5 December 2014). "Latianara to play for Japan". Fiji Times Online. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
- ^ "Asia Rugby Sevens Series reaches its climax at the Sri Lanka Sevens". Asia Rugby.com. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
- ^ "Japan announce Olympic Sevens squads". Planetrugby.com. 2016-07-18. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
- ^ "World Rugby Sevens Stats Hub - Most tries scored". worldrugby.org. 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
- ^ Moresio, Stella (19 July 2016). "Kameli, Tuqiri For Japan". Fiji Sun. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
- ^ Ravulo, Ana (18 July 2016). "Tuqiri and Soejima make Japan 7s Rio Olympics team". fijivillage.com. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
External links
Categories:
- 1983 births
- Living people
- Male rugby sevens players
- Japanese rugby union players
- Japan international rugby union players
- Fijian expatriates in Japan
- Rugby sevens players at the 2016 Olympic Games
- Olympic rugby sevens players of Japan
- Japanese rugby sevens players
- Japan international rugby sevens players
- Rugby sevens players at the 2018 Asian Games
- Asian Games silver medalists for Japan
- Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games