Malgene Ilaua
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname |
Gene Olando | ||
| Born |
5 June 1993 New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 105 kg (16 st 7 lb) | ||
| School(s) attended | Greytown Boys' High School | ||
| University | Teikyo University | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Flanker | ||
| Current club | Toshiba Brave Lupus | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2016− | Toshiba Brave Lupus | 7 | (0) |
| Representative team(s)‡ | |||
| 2016− | Japan | 4 | (5) |
|
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 12 November 2016. | |||
Malgene Ilaua (マルジーン・イラウア born 5 June 1993) is a Japanese international rugby union player who plays as a flanker.[1] He currently plays for the Toshiba Brave Lupus in Japan's domestic Top League.[2][3]
Club Career
Born and raised in New Zealand, Ilaua came to Japan to attend Teikyo University. Upon graduation he signed for the Toshiba Brave Lupus ahead of the 2016-17 Top League season.[4]
International
After just 7 Top League appearances, Ilaua received his first call-up to Japan's senior squad ahead of the 2016 end-of-year rugby union internationals. He debuted as a second-half replacement in new head coach, Jamie Joseph's first game, a 54-20 loss at home to Argentina.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Malgene Ilaua ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ↑ "Malgene Ilaua Top League Player Profile" (in Japanese). Top League. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ↑ "Malgene Ilaua Toshiba Brave Lupus Player Profile" (in Japanese). Toshiba Sports. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ↑ "Malgene Ilaua itsrugby Player Statistics". itsrugby. Retrieved 12 November 2016.