Karena Wihongi

Karena Wihongi
Date of birth	29 September 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth	New Zealand
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	130 kg (20 st 7 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Prop
Senior career
Years	Team
2000-2005; 2005–2007; 2007–2010; 2010–2011; 2011-16 ; 2016-17 ; 2018-19 ; 2019-	CS Lons Jura; Oyonnax; Bourgoin; Sale Sharks; Castres ; Lyon OU ; US Carcassonne ; Castres Olympique
	Correct as of 6 December 2019

Karena Wihongi (born 29 September 1979, in New Zealand) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He plays as a prop, and has "a reputation for powerful scrummaging courtesy of his hefty 19st 9lb, 6ft 1in frame." He previously played his club rugby for the Aviva Premiership side Sale Sharks, to whom he was signed in 2010. He came from former French clubs Oyonnax Rugby and CS Bourgoin Jallieu; he is a French qualified player based on residency. The Sale Sharks' coach stated that "He was on my priority list as soon as I was appointed and was delighted when he signed on the dotted line."^[2] He currently plays for Castres Olympique in the Top 14.

Honours

Club

Castres

Top 14: 2012–13^[3]

References

^ "Eurosport.com Australia". web page. Eurosport. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
^ "BBC Sport – Rugby Union – Sale snap up France-qualified prop Karena Wihongi". BBC Online. 6 July 2010. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
^ "KOCKOTT TAKES CASTRES TO THE TOP". rugby365.com. 1 June 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2021.

External links

"European Club Rugby: Player Records – Karena Wihongi".

[1] "Eurosport.com Australia". web page. Eurosport. Retrieved 24 September 2011.

[2] "BBC Sport – Rugby Union – Sale snap up France-qualified prop Karena Wihongi". BBC Online. 6 July 2010. Retrieved 10 July 2010.

[3] "KOCKOTT TAKES CASTRES TO THE TOP". rugby365.com. 1 June 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2021.

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