Lomano Lemeki
| Date of birth | January 20, 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | Template:Unit weight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Runcorn High School/ Liston College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lomano Lemeki (born January 20, 1989) is a New Zealand born Tongan - Japanese rugby union player. He plays for Japan's sevens team and for the Honda Heat in Japan's Top League.
Lemeki grew up in New Zealand before moving to Japan in 2009.[1][2] He helped Japan win the 2013 Thailand Sevens when he scored the match-winning try against Hong Kong 7s to seal their victory.[3]
References
- ^ asiarugby.com (20 March 2014). "60 seconds with... Japan Sevens' Lomano Lemeki". Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ^ Alvin Sallay (28 March 2014). "Japan's 'Terminator' Lomano Lemeki aims to take on the world". Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ^ SportAsia (22 September 2013). "Rugby: Japan break Hong Kong hearts again to win Thailand Sevens". Retrieved 10 April 2016.
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Categories:
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Japanese rugby union players
- Japan international rugby union players
- Asian Games medalists in rugby union
- Rugby union players at the 2014 Asian Games
- Honda Heat players
- Rugby sevens players at the 2016 Olympic Games
- Olympic rugby sevens players of Japan
- Japanese rugby sevens players