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Saini Lemamea

Samoan rugby union player (1964–2021)

Rugby player

Saini Lemamea

Date of birth

(1964-07-14)July 14, 1964

Place of birth

Apia, Samoa

Date of death

January 2021(2021-01-00) (aged 56)^[1]

Rugby union career

Senior career
Position(s)	Lock
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

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