Mike Kainga

Mike Kainga
Birth name Michael Zavala Harley Kainga
Date of birth (1991-01-28) 28 January 1991
Place of birth Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
Height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 116 kg (18 st 4 lb)
School Taita College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Current team Taranaki
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2012–2015
2013
2016–2017
2016–		 Bay of Plenty
Chiefs
Hurricanes
Taranaki		 24
2
12
9		 (15)
(0)
(0)
(0)
Correct as of 30 December 2017
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011
2014		 New Zealand U20
Māori All Blacks		 4
2		 (0)
(0)
Correct as of 11 November 2014

Michael "Mike" Zavala Harley Kainga (born 28 January 1991) is a New Zealand rugby union player who last played for the Bay of Plenty Steamers in the ITM Cup.[1] He signed for Taranaki to play in the 2016 Mitre 10 Cup.[2][3][4][5] His position of choice is prop.

His impressive domestic performances for Bay of Plenty saw him named in the Chiefs Wider Training Squad for the 2013 Super Rugby season.[6] He made three appearances for the franchise.

He was called into the Hurricanes Wider Training Squad in 2016, he then gained 4 caps including playing in the 2016 Super Rugby season final.

Kainga was a member of the New Zealand Under 20 side which won the 2011 IRB Junior World Championship. He played in 4 games during the tournament, 1 start and 3 substitute appearances.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Mike Kainga Bay of Plenty Player Profile". Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  2. ↑ "Mike Kainga signs on for Taranaki". Stuff. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Stratford rugby volunteer". www.trfu.co.nz. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Premier Taranaki rugby competition looks fairly even after off-season recruiting". Stuff. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Two new recruits for Taranaki". Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "Super Rugby Wider Training Groups Named". 7 December 2012. Archived from the original on 10 December 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  7. ↑ "Mike Kainga IRB JWC Player Profile". Retrieved 10 December 2012.
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