Liaki Moli
| Birth name | Liaki Moli | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 4 January 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 114 kg (251 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Liaki Moli is a New Zealand rugby union player, who specialises as a lock forward. He played for the Blues in Super Rugby from 2012 to 2014, and signed for the Japanese Sunwolves for the 2016 season. Also, he has played for Auckland in the ITM Cup since 2010.
Career
Early career
Moli was selected for the New Zealand U20 side in 2010, for whom he was a standout player at the world championship in Argentina. He made his Auckland debut in the same year.[1] He was also named the age-group player of the year for 2010 by the NZRU.[2]
Super Rugby
A serious shoulder injury at the end of 2010 ruled Moli out of contention for a Super Rugby contract in 2011, meaning 2012 is his first season with the Blues.
He was signed by the Japanese Sunwolves for the 2016 season.
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References
Categories:
- Use dmy dates from February 2013
- 1990 births
- New Zealand rugby union players
- New Zealand people of Tongan descent
- Blues (Super Rugby) players
- Auckland rugby union players
- Rugby union locks
- Super Rugby players
- Rugby union players from Auckland
- Living people
- New Zealand expatriate rugby union players
- New Zealand expatriates in Japan
- Expatriate rugby union players in Japan
- People educated at St Paul's College, Auckland
- Sunwolves players