Kolora Lomani

Kolora Lomani
Date of birth (1999-07-22) 22 July 1999 (age 25)[1]
Place of birthLautoka
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2017-2020 Northern United ()
2019 Wellington Pride ()
2022-2024 Fijian Drua Women ()
2024 ACT Brumbies ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2022- Fiji
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2024- Fiji 7s

Kolora Lomani (born 22 July 1999) is a Fijian rugby union player. She was selected for the Rugby sevens at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Early life

From Kadavu Island, she was born in Lautoka and brought up in Vatukoula, before her family moved to New Zealand when she was six-years-old.[2]

Career

She was part of the Wellington Under-18s girls' rugby team from 2013 to 2017 and Northern United Rugby Women's Team from 2017 to 2020. In 2019 she made her debut for Wellington Pride women's rugby team.[2]

She played for Fiji at the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup in September 2022.[3] She was part of the Fijian Drua Women side that lifted the Super W title in 2022.[4]

She later played Super Rugby Women's rugby with ACT Brumbies. She was called into the Fiji women's national rugby sevens team in May 2024.[5][6] She was subsequently named in the Fiji sevens team for the 2024 Paris Olympics in July 2024.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Kolora Lomani". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Lomani Tells Of Her Fijiana Drua Experience". Dijisun. 26 April 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  3. ^ "RUGBY WORLD CUP 2021: FIND OUT WHO WILL BE PLAYING IN NEW ZEALAND AS SQUADS ARE NAMED". Women.Rugby. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  4. ^ Krishant, Naveel (24 April 2022). "Kolora Lomani grateful to represent the Fijiana Drua". Fiji Village. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Kolora Lomani makes the cut". fbcnews. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  6. ^ Sahim, Zaitun (May 21, 2024). "7s switch for Kolora Lomani". fbcnews. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Fijiana 7s Olympic Squad for 2024 Paris Games Announced". Fiji Global News. Jul 5, 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.