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Kameli Soejima
Birth nameKameli Raravou Latianara
Date of birth (1983-06-01) June 1, 1983 (age 41)
Height1.9 m (6 ft 3 in)
WeightTemplate:Unit weight
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing

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

  1. ^ Kumar, Rashneel (5 December 2014). "Latianara to play for Japan". Fiji Times Online. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  2. ^ "Asia Rugby Sevens Series reaches its climax at the Sri Lanka Sevens". Asia Rugby.com. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  3. ^ "Japan announce Olympic Sevens squads". Planetrugby.com. 2016-07-18. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  4. ^ "World Rugby Sevens Stats Hub - Most tries scored". worldrugby.org. 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  5. ^ Moresio, Stella (19 July 2016). "Kameli, Tuqiri For Japan". Fiji Sun. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  6. ^ Ravulo, Ana (18 July 2016). "Tuqiri and Soejima make Japan 7s Rio Olympics team". fijivillage.com. Retrieved 2016-07-27.