Gillies Kaka

Gillies Kaka
Kaka in 2018
Full nameGillies Gene Kaka
Date of birth (1990-05-28) 28 May 1990 (age 34)
Place of birthNew Plymouth, New Zealand
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb; 14 st 2 lb)
SchoolNew Plymouth Boys' High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback, Wing
Current team Hino Red Dolphins and Bay Of Plenty Steamers
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
El Salvador ()
2010–2013 Hawke's Bay 31 (50)
2017– Hino Red Dolphins 24 (44)
Correct as of 4 February 2021
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2013–2016 New Zealand 33
Correct as of 15 December 2018
Medal record
Men's rugby sevens
Representing  New Zealand
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Glasgow Team

Gillies Gene Kaka (born 28 May 1990 in New Zealand) is a New Zealand Olympian rugby union player for the Hino Red Dolphins.

Career

Kaka plays for the New Zealand National Rugby Sevens team. He made his debut at the Wellington Sevens. Kaka has participated in the 2014 Commonwealth Games where New Zealand won silver.[1][2] He was in the HSBC Dream Team alongside Tim Mikkelson. Kaka played for Hawkes Bay before becoming a full-time New Zealand National Rugby Sevens player.[3] Of Māori descent, Kaka affiliates to Ngāti Kahungunu and Te Arawa.[4]

Kaka was named in the New Zealand squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[5][6][7] Kaka finished his sevens career with 33 competition appearances, 169 games, 65 tries and 807 points.[citation needed]

References

[8]

  1. ^ Wilson, Sam (7 July 2014). "NZ sevens team named for Comm Games". Stuff. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  2. ^ Hurndell, Shane (27 July 2016). "Sevens: Kaka smarts over silver". m.nzherald.co.nz. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  3. ^ Robson, Toby (12 November 2013). "Kaka chooses sevens, Tietjens eyes Rio". Stuff. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  4. ^ "43 Māori athletes to head to Rio Olympics". Te Karere. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  5. ^ "New Zealand names sevens teams for Rio Games". usatoday.com. 2 July 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  6. ^ "New Zealand sevens squads named for Olympics". All Blacks.com. 3 July 2016. Archived from the original on 8 July 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  7. ^ "Sevens teams named for Rio". Newshub. 3 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  8. ^ "Gillies Kaka". Sportsground.co.nz. 16 July 2015. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
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