Paula Fakavainga Kinikinilau
Birth namePaula Fakavainga Kinikinilau
Date of birth (1986-08-30) 30 August 1986
Place of birthFangale'ounga, Tonga
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight16 st 7.5 lb (16 st 7.5 lb; 105.0 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013–14 București Wolves 4 (5)
Correct as of 27 August 2015
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2010–11
2012
2012–
Otago
Steaua București
Timișoara Saracens
1
0
33
(5)
(0)
(50)
Correct as of 5 December 2015
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015– Romania 21 (30)
Correct as of 25 November 2017

Paula Fakavainga Kinikinilau (born 30 August 1986) is a Tongan-born Romanian rugby union footballer. A centre, he is currently playing for RC Timişoara in the Romanian Rugby Championship. He played for the Otago ITM Cup team in the New Zealand Domestic competition in 2010.[1][2] He also played in Singapore for the Penguins and in Hong Kong.

He made his international debut in 2015 during a Rugby World Cup warm-up match for Romania against Tonga. He played in the 2015 Rugby World Cup.[3]

References

  1. "Rugby: Run-on debut for Kinikinilau". Otago Daily Times. 22 October 2010. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  2. "Paula Kinikinilau". New Zealand Rugby History. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  3. "Rugby World Cup 2015: Romania come from behind to beat Canada 17-15". Sydney Morning Herald. 7 October 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
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