Osea Kolinisau
Osea Kolinisau, OF (born 17 November 1985) is a Fijian rugby union player who currently plays with the Houston SaberCats of Major League Rugby. He captained the Fiji Sevens side to their first olympic gold medal in the 2016 Rio Olympics
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Birth name | Ratu Osea Ramodi Kolinisau | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 17 November 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Suva, Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 90 kg (14 st 2 lb; 198 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Kolinisau debuted for Fiji in the 2008 Dubai Sevens tournament. He captained the first Fiji side to win the Dubai 7s for the 2013–14 Sevens World Series since the Sevens Series began.[1] Winner of HSBC World Series Rugby Sevens 2014–2015 and 2015–2016.
At the 2016 Rio Olympics, he was the flag bearer for team Fiji. Kolinisau was captain for the Fiji sevens team and led them to the Gold medal and Fiji's first ever medal at an Olympic Games. Fiji won by beating Team Great Britain in the final by 43–7 with Kolinisau scoring the first try. He attended Ratu Sukuna Memorial School which was a start of his rugby career.
Honours and awards
Gold Medal, Rio Olympics | 12 August 2016 | |
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Officer of the Order of Fiji (OF) [2] | 22 August 2016 |
After winning the gold medal and returning to Fiji, he was awarded the Officer of the Order of Fiji.
Kolinisau is depicted on the new commemorative Fiji 7 Dollars banknote.
References
- Anasilini Ratuva (December 16, 2013). "A story to tell our children". Fiji Sun. Archived from the original on April 19, 2014. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
- "Fiji 7s team receive honorary medals".
External links
- Osea Kolinisau at FijiRugby.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2014-11-06)
- Osea Kolinisau at the International Olympic Committee
- Osea Kolinisau at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Osea Kolinisau on Twitter
Olympic Games | ||
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Preceded by Josateki Naulu |
Flagbearer for ![]() 2016 Rio de Janeiro |
Succeeded by Incumbent |