Michael Mika
Michael Alaifatu N. Mika (born 24 July 1968) is a Samoan former rugby union player. He played as Prop.
| Date of birth | 24 July 1968 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Lower Hutt, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 252 lb (114 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Otago University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Mika was born in Lower Hutt, and first played for Samoa during the quarter-finals against South Africa during the 1995 Rugby World Cup. Although he was part of the 1999 Rugby World Cup roster, playing three matches in the tournament[2], with his last international cap being during the match against Wales, at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff.
Post-career
Currently, he works as lawyer at Preston Russell Law, based in Invercargill.[3]He is a SANZAAR Judicial Technical Advisor and performs the same role on the World Rugby Judicial Panel. He is also a Judicial Officer of the Oceania Rugby Judicial Panel.[4]
References
- https://www.thefreelibrary.com/RUGBY+UNION%3A+Mika+bids+fond+farewell+to+Cov.-a0100451300
- "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Mike Mika - Test matches". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- http://www.roarsports.co/mike-mika/
- http://www.prlaw.co.nz/our-people/partners/mike-mika/
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