Inga Finau

Inga Finau
Personal information
Full name Kaveinga Finau
Born (1994-08-21) 21 August 1994
Auckland, New Zealand
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 94 kg (14 st 11 lb)
School(s) attended Dilworth School
University University of Canterbury
Club information
Playing position Second Five-Eighth
Current club Canterbury
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Pts)
2016– Canterbury 7 (5)
Representative team(s)
2014 New Zealand U20 3 (0)

* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 13 November 2016.
† Appearances (Points).

‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 13 November 2016.

Inga Finau (born 21 August 1994) is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as a second five-eighth for Canterbury in New Zealand's domestic Mitre 10 Cup.[1]

Early Career

After attending high school at the Dilworth School in his native Auckland, Finau headed south to Christchurch to study sports coaching at the University of Canterbury. There, he attended the Crusaders Academy and played club rugby with the Christchurch Rugby Club.[1]

Senior Career

Impressive form at club level saw Finau named in the Canterbury Mitre 10 Cup squad for the first time in 2016. He made 7 appearances of which 6 came from the replacements bench and scored 1 try as the Cantabrians lifted the Premiership title, their 8th in 9 seasons.[2]

International

Finau was a member of the New Zealand Under 20 team which competed in the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship in his home country. He made 3 appearances and didn't score any tries.[3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Inga Finau Canterbury Player Profile". Canterbury Rugby. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  2. "Inga Finau itsrugby Player Statistics". it's rugby. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  3. "Inga Finau New Zealand Under 20 Player Profile". All Blacks.com. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  4. "Kaveinga Finau itsrugby Player Statistics". it's rugby. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
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