Saini Lemamea

Saini Lemamea
Date of birth(1964-07-14)July 14, 1964
Place of birthApia, Samoa
Date of deathJanuary 2021(2021-01-00) (aged 56)[1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1988-19?? Lefaga ()
19??-1995 SCOPA ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1988-1995 Samoa 13 (4)

Su'a Saini Lemamea (14 July 1964 – January 2021) was a Samoan rugby union player. He played as a lock. He was nicknamed as "Bushman" (which was given by the then-technical advisor of the Samoa national team Barry “Tizza” Taylor (who struggled with pronounce his full name),[2] due to his long hair.

Career

Lemamea was born in Apia. His first international cap was during a match against Ireland, at Lansdowne Road, on 29 October 1989.[3] Although he was not present in the 1991 Rugby World Cup roster, he took part at the 1995 Rugby World Cup,[4] playing two matches. His last international cap was during a match against Tonga, at Nuku'alofa, on 8 July 1995.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Samoa mourns death of two sporting stars". RNZ. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Samoa Rugby Fraternity Mourns the Passing of Su'a Saini Lemamea - Samoa Global News". Samoa Global News. 2021-01-26. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  3. ^ a b "Samoa Rugby Fraternity Mourns the Passing of Su'a Saini Lemamea". Samoa Global News. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  4. ^ "The Squads". The Dominion-Post. 19 May 1995. p. 26 – via EBSCOHost.


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